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Archive: Rotorcraft Top Stories
Scrapping of B767-300s Highlights Dangers for Ageing Marginalized Types
The sale of two 1986 B767-300s – the first to be built – by Japan Airlines to GA Telesis for part out underlines the problem of projecting values for 25 years or more. The two B767-300s (serial numbers 23216/23217), members of a family still held in high regard, are to…

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June 8, 2009
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Even Scrapping Has Become Difficult
The significant fall in the price of spares has inevitably led to a further deterioration in even scrap values of aircraft. There now seems little point in providing a listing of such aircraft such is the lack of relevance to asset based financing. With the majority of Chapter 2 aircraft…

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June 8, 2009
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Values of A319 Experience Significant Fall
Values of the A319, in common with all aircraft types, have suffered as the market weakens further. A319 Vital Statistics LAUNCH 05/1993 STANDARD MTOW 141,100lbs LIST PRICE 2008 $63.3-77.3m FIRST FLIGHT 08/1995 OPTIONAL MTOW 166,400lbs TYPICAL DISCOUNT 44% SERVICE ENTRY 04/1996 FUEL CAPACITY 6,300 usg VALUE Y1996 IGW $18.0m ORDERS…

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June 8, 2009
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The A319 Market Presence. The A319 has established a clearly credible market presence, even ignoring other members of the A320 family. While financing and net cost may have played a role in securing some orders, the type enjoys success based on merit. The wider cabin interior, economics, flightdeck layout including…

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June 8, 2009
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Bombardier CSeries is an Aircraft “That Retains Its Value”
According to Bombardier the CSeries will retains its value even though the market segment in which it operates is already filled with highly successful aircraft. According to Bombardier Commercial Vice President Marketing, Philippe Poutissou, “The CSeries is an airplane that retains its value and has a lot of additional value…

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June 8, 2009
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The B777-200ER Market Presence. As an all-new aircraft, Boeing had the opportunity to employ the latest technology. Though the company opted not to employ full fly by wire as adopted by Airbus, the use of LCD screens in the B777 cockpit is only now being incorporated by Boeings European competitor,…

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May 25, 2009
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New CFM56-7B “Evolution” Will Become Baseline for Values
Even though CFM has just introduced the /3 Tech Insertion upgrade for the CFM56s that power the A320 and B737NG families, the engine manufacturer intends to introduce the a further upgrade to those that power the Boeing product in late 2010 which should then be used as the baseline for…

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May 25, 2009
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Values Yet to Reach Lowest Point
Values of aircraft in all sectors of the industry are continuing to fall though the rate of decline may be slowing sufficiently as to contemplate that the low point of the current downturn, in terms of values at least, will occur within the next twelve months. With operators still recording…

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May 25, 2009
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