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Weakness of Dollar Potentially Retards A320 Replacement
While it is a truism that all aircraft currently in full production will no longer be so 10 years hence, there are inevitably factors which can accelerate or retard the replacement process and at present, the weakness of the dollar is inhibiting the ability of Airbus to move forward with…

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By: Aircraft Value News
December 10, 2007
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MD80 Seeks Reprieve
While values of the MD80 series seemingly equate to scrap values, with over 1,100 still in service, there continues to be a market for the type, particularly if modified to achieve Chapter 4 compliance. As the first of the Chapter 3 compliant narrowbodies to enter service, the exit of the…

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By: Aircraft Value News
December 10, 2007
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Freighter Values Retain Stability
The cargo market is showing some signs of weakness although the run up to the end of the year usually provides for peak demands on capacity. A slowdown in the cargo market has historically been symptomatic of wider problems for the industry. While air freight traffic is increasingly competing against…

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By: Aircraft Value News
December 10, 2007
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Lease Rentals of Remain Steady
After a period of modest improvement, lease rentals of the majority of regional jets have seemingly reached a ceiling. There continues to be reasonable variation in lease rates attributable to the region; the lessee; the term of the lease and the return conditions. The proportion of regional jets operated on…

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By: Aircraft Value News
December 10, 2007
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Dash 8-400 Values Undermined by Incidents
While the high price of fuel has fuelled the demand for turboprops, not least the Dash8Q-400, recent incidents relating to the landing gears have inevitably played a major role in seeing a discount in current and short-term future values for the specific type. The market for turboprops remains strong with…

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By: Aircraft Value News
December 10, 2007
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The Dash 8-400 Market Presence. As a turboprop the Dash8-400 was previously inevitably tarnished by the general perception that the age of the turboprop has been consigned to history. More recently, the incidents involving the landing gears have caused values to temporarily falter. The view that the era of the…

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December 10, 2007
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Turboprop Residuals Under Threat as Manufacturers Consider Upsizing
Current and future values of turboprops have exhibited comparative stability over the course of the last two years not least because of the envisaged status quo in terms of product line. The move by Bombardier and now ATR to consider larger variants has the potential to weaken residuals of existing…

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By: Aircraft Value News
December 10, 2007
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The DC10-30 Market Presence. The surprise is that there are still DC10-30s in service. Gone are such flag carrier names as British Airways, SAS, Sabena, Swissair, Lufthansa, MAS, Northwest, Thai, PAL to be replaced by Omni Air and Biman. The operator base of the -30, a prime consideration when assessing…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 26, 2007
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