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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
Residuals Prepare for Different Product Line in Ten Years
Rising Production Rates for Current Models Fail to Mask Pressure on Residuals By the end of this decade the product lines of the manufacturers will have undergone a radical change causing long term market values of current offerings to experience significant change. Virtually all segments of the current product offerings…

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October 11, 2010
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Out of Production Widebodies Continue to Suffer
The lease rates of the older widebodies are largely managing to maintain stable even if the number in storage and being parted out remains high. The only way that lease rentals will rise is if the lease term is shorter and if the financial standing of the lessee weakens still…

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October 11, 2010
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Turboprop Values Feature Stability
Turboprop values have achieved a measure of stability after the recession caused a temporary shortfall in orders. The problems associated with a fall in orders during the Great Recession have receded with the manufacturers gearing up production once more. The arrival of new derivatives, in the form of the Dash8Q-400NG…

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October 11, 2010
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Improvement in Corporate Jet Values Focuses on Larger Aircraft
The prices of corporate jets, according to JP Morgan, for pre-owned aircraft are still down by between 26 and 35 percent compared to their peak of late 2008 but some sectors have recently shown an improvement. The number of new orders being placed continues to fall short of production such…

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September 27, 2010
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Differing Specification of A350-900 May Confuse Values
The introduction of the A350-800, the second variant of the A350 that will enter service, is already set to become the point at which the weight of the first variant – the -900 – could be reduced. Just as the values of the initial variants of the B787-8 are being…

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September 27, 2010
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Widebody Lease Rates Rising
Air traffic continues to increase and more importantly so does premium traffic. The demand for widebodies continues to grow as passengers return to the market in numbers. The Asian segment shows notable growth. Operators depend on premium traffic for their profitability on the long haul sectors and demand in this…

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September 27, 2010
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Larger Regional Jets See Value Improvement
While the values of the 50 seat regional jets remain in the doldrums those of the larger variants are seeing a modest increase. The 70+ seaters may not be securing the quantity of orders desired by the manufacturers but there remains sufficient activity in the used market as to provide…

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September 27, 2010
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B737-900ER Values Start to Improve
The market for the larger -900ER has the potential to improve as operators seek larger equipment as a means of reducing seat mile costs. In the spring of 2001, Boeing started studying the possibility of a -900X featuring more range and allowing more seats to be fitted. This necessitated the…

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September 27, 2010
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