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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
Production Rates May Need to Fall To Prevent Further Fall in Value
New Aircraft Continue to Displace Old As Values Decline The cyclic condition of rising production levels and falling demand has once again emerged and threatens to undermine the current market values of both new and old aircraft. Previous cycles have demonstrated all too clearly the problem of too many orders…

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October 27, 2008
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Rapid Decline in Values of 50 Seat Regional Jets Could Be Halted
The values of the 50 seat regional jets have experienced considerable problems over the course of the last year but with the fall in the price of fuel operators may need to reassess their fleet plans in the favor of the RJ. The economics of smaller regional jets, those with…

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October 27, 2008
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Turboprop Values Stable
After benefitting from the aversion to regional jets, a period of reflection is in evidence as turboprop operators consider their fleet plans. The fall in the price of fuel, combined with more static demand, has seen a fall in orders placements for turboprops. The volatility in the oil prices and…

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October 27, 2008
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Assumptions
The listing of current and future market values is based on the year of build. The essential assumption, following ISTAT Market Value guidelines, is that the aircraft is being sold as a single unit and between a willing seller and willing buyer for cash. The high and low figures for…

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October 27, 2008
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Fokker 100 Values Resist Downward Pressures
Over the course of the last two years the level of availability has been almost halved allowing a measure of improvement for marketability for the once very beleaguered type. The market for the Fokker 100 has experienced a variety of fortunes over the course of the last decade and for…

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October 13, 2008
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Aircraft Asset Assessment The Fokker 100
Market Presence. The total of 278 deliveries for the Fokker 100 represented something of a success for a European manufacturer though the number pales against the deliveries made by U.S. manufacturers and more recently Embraer and Bombardier. The orders secured from American, and the then USAirways, were considered important successes…

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October 13, 2008
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Arik Air A340-500s Would Attract Significant Discounting
The swtich of three orders from Kingfisher to Arik Air with delivery due in a matter of weeks would have attracted considerable discounting. The three aircraft were already well advanced on the production line when discussions with Airbus were started earlier this year. Two aircraft are planned to be delivered…

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October 13, 2008
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Low Book Prices Start to Impact Values - Again
Advance Levels Dip Forcing More Expensive Equity The need for some major players to dispose of assets has the potential to influence values as sale prices more reflect book rather than market values. Larger organizations, having previously acquired aircraft at large discounts, have written down such assets to a level…

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October 13, 2008
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