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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier

Aircraft Asset Assessment: CRJ200

Market Presence. While the oldest CRJs are more than 16 years of age, Canadair made great strides in adapting the basic corporate jet design to the needs of the tougher commercial market such that its heritage should not be any more of a significant issue than for other regional jets.…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

September 1, 2008

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easyJet Switch to Larger Gauge Signals More General Upsizing

The little heralded switch of existing A319 orders for the larger A320 underlines the severity of the market for the low cost carriers and the increasing propensity to reduce costs by increasing the size of aircraft. easyJet has opted to change 25 existing A319 orders for A320s. Nine A320s are…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

September 1, 2008

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Profitability of Lessors At Peak

ILFC Expects Lease Rentals to Weaken Lessors, in continuing to post substantial profits, demonstrates that the market still has considerable flexibility before reliving the turmoil of the early 1990s and post 2001. Engine leasing has become a popular form of leasing in recent years as financial institutions appreciate the ability…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

September 1, 2008

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B747-400 Residuals Face Increased Pressure

B777-300ER Increasingly Favored As Replacement Rather Growth Capacity The medium to long term residual values of the ubiquitous B747-400 are facing increased pressure as a result of the worldwide slowdown in traffic and the increased emphasis on using the most fuel efficient of equipment, notably the B777-300ER. The short term…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

August 18, 2008

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Fall in Oil Prices Fails To Lift Values

The consistent fall in oil prices to around $115 a barrel at the time of publication, will do little to alleviate the mounting pressure on values of virtually all aircraft types, new or old. Whether the rise in oil prices is a spike, or a long term phenomenon caused by…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

August 18, 2008

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Corporate Jet Values Face Start to Suffer

The boom in corporate jet prices appears to be over as more sellers drop prices in an attempt to move used aircraft. The corporate jet market has been especially buoyant during the last few years. Aircraft that were bought a few years ago can be worth much more than they…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

August 18, 2008

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Values of Early A320s Weaken As Operators Seek Younger Examples

Production of the A320 stretches back for 20 years and operators are increasingly conscious of the advantages that more modern examples offer. Rising maintenance costs associated with operating older equipment are evident. At nearly 20 years of age the second D check will be approaching. Older engines face more frequent…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

August 18, 2008

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Rentals Face Mixed Pressures

The lease rentals of modern narrowbodies continue to face a number of pressures. One the one hand the lessors are appreciative of the still strong demand for more modern aircraft but lessees are also aware of the increasing fragility of the market. With the potential for lease rental weakness, lessors…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

August 18, 2008

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