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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
Early B787 Values Face Downward Pressures
The market for the B787 in the short term is increasingly less attractive as performance issues and delays take their toll. The values of the B787 had been enjoying a premium over the last year even with the delays. However, with fuel prices having wiped out some of the operating…

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March 30, 2009
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Rentals Experience Significant Fall
Lease rentals of more modern narrowbodies have fallen by more than 20 percent compared to their peak in late 2007, with the expectation that further falls are likely. The market has passed the tipping point which occurred in early February 2009. While there continues to be activity, the contraction of…

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March 30, 2009
AVI
Older Widebody Values Will Not Recover
The fortunes of the older widebodies are at rock bottom even if the price of fuel remains consistently low. Older widebodies may have the advantage of low capital cost but they also have the ability to drain resources and threaten reliability. The three person cockpits, the D checks, engine overhauls…

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March 30, 2009
AVI
MD83 Values Hit the Buffers
The values of the MD83 have continued to decline as the type faces the inevitable consequences of parking en masse and the move to newer equipment. Despite still being the most desirable of MD80 variants, the fortunes of the MD83 have experienced sustained adversity. While during the recent period of…

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March 30, 2009
AVI
Aircraft Asset Assessment
The MD83 Market Presence. The MD83 experienced its heyday in the late 1980s and early 1990s. While values started to stumble more than ten years ago, availability only became a major issue in recent years. Even before production ceased in 1999, the MD83 was already facing severe pressure from the…

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March 30, 2009
AVI
Harsher Market May Accelerate Not Delay Narrowbody Replacement
The impetus for a replacement of the A320 and B737NG families is constantly shifting as manufacturers and operators grapple with rapidly changing market conditions but the downturn has the potential to accelerate rather than retard the replacement process, thereby undermining residual value expectations of existing equipment. With CFM finalizing the…

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March 30, 2009
AVI
A320 & B737NG Lease Rentals Experience Expected >20 Percent Fall
Lower Rates Reflect Lesser Demand & Lower Interest Rates Lease rates have exhibited a significant fall over the course of the last six months such that rentals of newer narrowbodies are perhaps 20-25 percent off their recent peak. The market for newer narrowbodies continues to face severe pressure. Lessees are…

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March 16, 2009
AVI
Engine Values Experience Falls As Fleets Contract
Engines have been seen as something of a safe haven given greater lease return potential as well as longevity but as the demand for spare engines has fallen so then so have values. Hundreds of aircraft have been placed into storage over the last year and more are destined to…

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March 16, 2009
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