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Resurrection Of CSeries Highlight Fluid Values For Larger Regional Jets
The potential revival of the Bombardier CSeries is likely to see variation in residual value calculations for not only the new model but also the expected B737NG and A320 family replacements. Based on refinements to the existing CSeries design, shelved at the beginning of the year, the new definition sees…

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November 13, 2006
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Fokker 100 Values Show Some Resilience
The market for the Fokker 100 has experienced a variety of fortunes over the course of the last decade and for a time it seemed that there was little prospect of any improvement. While there remain significant problems, the recent past has seen some improvement such that placement is not…

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November 13, 2006
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Airbus Widebodies Suffer
The problems facing Airbus have already impacted current values of their widebody products though this is more a consequence of the high price of fuel. The four engined configuration, just as with the trijets, no longer hold such relevance as they once did. The escalation in the price of fuel…

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October 30, 2006
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CRJ200ER Values Improve As Availability Declines.
At the start of the year, the market for the CRJ200ER seemed bleak. A number of operators had earlier sought to divest themselves of the type leading to an increase in availability. Values experienced s sharp fall as a result. However, during the course of 2006, the number being advertised…

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October 30, 2006
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B767-200ER Values Make A Comeback
The fortunes of the B767-200ER are finally improving as the market seeks longer range widebody equipment for a variety of tasks. Only 121 -200ERs were ever ordered although some early -200s were converted. Three remain to be delivered. Though a few have been recently delivered, production essentially ceased in 1992…

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October 30, 2006
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Values Of Early Widebody Freighters Under Threat From New Generation
The order from Guggenheim Aviation Partners for six B747-8Fs comes hot on the heels of the Emirates order for ten units and spells a decline in values of early generation B747 Classic freighters. The B747-8F has secured nearly 50 orders. Of the 126 orders for the B747-400F, 19 remain to…

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October 30, 2006
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Rise In A380 Break-Even Figure Muddles Values
Program Unlikely To Be Profitable - Until After The Arrival Of The -900 The problems surrounding Airbus, personified by the excruciating delay in the service entry of the A380, has increased the likelihood that the program will fail to generate a profit. The delay in the delivery of the A380…

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October 30, 2006
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Airbus Feels Pinch In Widebody Orders During First Nine Months Of 2006
The absence of substantive orders for Airbus widebodies, and indeed narrowbodies, during 2006 underlines the predicament of the manufacturer. With only 18 orders for the A330-200, two for the A330-300 and three for the A340-300, the focus is clearly on the A330-200. Airbus also recorded 13 orders for the A350.…

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October 30, 2006
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