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Rentals of New Types Fail to Advance

Despite the arrival of new aircraft types into the market, lease rates remain at historical lows in terms of lease rental factors. Lease rental factors (LRFs) express the montly lease rental as a percent of the current market value. The lease rental factor is dependent on interest rates and the…

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November 26, 2018

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Certification of Bombardier Global 7500 Puts Pressure on G650ER Values

With a two year delay to certification the Global 7500 has finally been certificated allowing for deliveries to commence but as with the service entry of any new dedicated business jet, there exists a risk that operators will trade-in existing aircraft thereby causing a problem for values. The size and…

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November 26, 2018

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B737-900ER Values Fall Below the -800

In sharp contrast to the A321, the values of the -900ER have continued to fall such that the variant is mainly worth less than the smaller -800. In the spring of 2001, Boeing started studying the possibility of a -900X featuring more range and allowing more seats to be fitted.…

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November 26, 2018

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A321-100 Historical Values Fail to Inspire Confidence in -100 Nomenclatures

The behavior of A321-100 values over the last 20 years has clearly illustrated the problems that an initial variant can face if the specification is lacking. The A321-100 features a stretch of approximately 20 feet compared to the A320-200. The MTOW of the -100 can vary between 78 tonnes, less…

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November 26, 2018

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Market Presence. As a member of the B737NG family the fate of the -900ER is somewhat assured. The use of extra fuel tanks provides the range while the extra exits offers operators the necessary capacity to compensate for the higher weight - and cost. The extra tanks, which can be…

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November 26, 2018

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Growth in Freighter Fleet Fails to Bolster Values Of Older Types

Values of Older Aircraft Dependent on Conversion Were it not for the large number of freighter conversions of the B747-200 in the 1980s and 1990s, the A300s in the 1990s, the B747-400s and B757s in the 2000s and the B737-400s in the 2010s, values of the passenger aircraft no longer…

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November 26, 2018

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Dash8-400 Values Face Some Uncertainty as Viking Takes Over

Values of the Dash8-400 are expected to experience a measure of uncertainty due to the acquisition of the program by the experienced Viking company. In November 2018, Longview Aviation Capital Corporation, the parent of Viking Air, announced its intention to acquire the Dash8-400 from Bombardier for $300 million. The deal…

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November 26, 2018

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ATR72-600 Market Presence. The -600 indeed suffered during 2017 both in terms of demand and lease rentals and only is the market improving. The near 675 orders for the -600 have come at the price of swamping the market. A number of carriers divested themselves of their -600 fleets either…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

November 12, 2018

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