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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
Newer Aircraft Favored As Airfreight Provides First Indication Of Recovery
Airfreight is usually the first segment of the industry to indicate a recovery – and a recession – and this cycle is no different with fragile but discernible improvements in traffic levels such that demand for capacity will start to emerge once more in the first half of 2010, prompting…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
November 23, 2009
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Rates Reach Trough
With lease rentals having already fallen so far, there is little opportunity to fall further. The older widebodies may be among the least desirable of types but lessors cannot keep on lowering rentals to stimulate demand. Instead, sometimes there has to be acknowledgement that aircraft have to be simply parked.…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
November 23, 2009
AVI
Fleet Contractions Continue To Undermine Values
Major Carriers Continue to Shed Capacity The contraction of fleets around the world continues as operators drop unprofitable routes and seek to balance supply with demand. The number of aircraft in storage, parked, and being advertised continues to rise. Latest figures from OAG Aviation Services saw over 670 jet aircraft…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
November 9, 2009
AVI
Effect of High Production Placed Into Context
The fall in net order placements for the first nine months of 2009 makes for dismal reading and serves to underline the difficulties being faced by operators. For the first nine months of 2009 a total of 408 orders were placed compared with 1,618 in the same period in 2008.…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
November 9, 2009
AVI
Asking Prices for Aircraft Continue to Show Optimism
Despite the surfeit of adverse news, there continues to be trading activity such that the market is far from illiquid, contrasting perhaps with the months immediately following September 2001. A 1991 A300-600 is being advertised for $11 million, which is nearly double the assumed value. The A300-600 is facing considerable…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
November 9, 2009
AVI
Smaller Regional Jet Values Continue to Falter
In the period 2001-2002 regional jets experienced relatively minor discounting but with this downturn the effects are mainstream. The recession is affecting all sectors and while new regional jets continue to be delivered, there remains the problem of placing the used. The deterioration in lease rentals may be focused on…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
November 9, 2009
AVI
Freighter Values Face Sustained Pressure
The decline in freight traffic is virtually unparalleled and latest figures still show falls when compared to traffic levels of September 2008, a month which itself showed the effects of the recession. Values have declined significantly, much more than for most passenger aircraft. There are exceptions. While some of the…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
November 9, 2009
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Dash 8-400 Values Remain Steady
The now relative high price of fuel has fuelled the demand for turboprops, not least the Dash8Q-400 and in contrast to the values of jets, those of the more modern turboprops have achieved notable stability. The market for turboprops remains strong. There are some 250 -400s in operation with another…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
November 9, 2009
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