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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
Turboprop Rentals Start to Ease
With the fall in the price of fuel comes a stark reminder of how fickle the market can be. The demand for turboprops has eased as the cost of operating regional jets has fallen. Operators are no longer knocking on the doors of the turboprop manufacturers as they once were.…

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February 16, 2009
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Lower Fuel Prices May Not Prevent Falls
The much lower price of price of fuel has played a significant role in allowing operators to contemplate retention. The values of the 50 seaters had suffered while those for larger examples remained stable not least because of the concentration in the U.S. and the price of fuel. Whereas the…

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February 16, 2009
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DC9 Values Have Long Since Fallen into Abyss
This is likely to be last time that the DC9 will ever feature in Aircraft Value News such is its lack of relevance to the current and future market. The type once enjoyed considerable status but virtually since the ValuJet accident approximately a decade ago, the type has been out…

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February 16, 2009
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The market presence of the DC9 is very limited and pales against that experienced in the mid 1990s. The dominance of Northwest suggests that the type will increasingly be withdrawn from service in the coming years. A principal problem for the DC9 is that it was never particularly popular outside…

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February 16, 2009
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Maintenance Status Takes on Different Status During Recessionary Period
During this recession the issue of maintenance status as it relates to the value of aircraft takes on a new significance. Contrary to some opinion, the impact of maintenance status is not a constant. At the extremes of the cycle the relevance of lesser maintenance status can either be exaggerated…

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February 16, 2009
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Decline in Narrowbody Residuals Remains Fluid
Medium Term Residuals Benefiting from Indecision With medium to long term residual values so heavily dependent on the timing and magnitude of any replacement product, the difficulty in unraveling longer term market dynamics by the manufacturers is likely to focus attention on modest product improvement programs, thereby delaying the service…

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February 2, 2009
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Current Market Values Continue To Decline
There can be no escaping the inevitability that values of all aircraft types will face a decline during the course of 2009, the only question being of what magnitude. The values of virtually all used aircraft currently in production, excepting perhaps the B777-300ER and A380, are considered to have fallen…

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February 2, 2009
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Rates Continue to Weaken
The older widebodies continue to face difficulties despite the fall in the price of fuel. With newer widebodies no longer in such shortage, the older aircraft are failing to experience the benefits of the Ripple Effect. The lease rentals are therefore facing new pressures. The lower interest rates are also…

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February 2, 2009
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