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Changing 100-Seat Market Keeps Pressure on -500 Values
Boeing's cancellation of the B717 and the limited number of orders for the B737-600 and the Airbus A318 underline the severity of the market for 100 seaters. Yet, unless there is a surge in orders for the -600 in the near future, operators will be hard-pressed to find pre-owned replacements…

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November 28, 2005
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Emirates Order Helps to Solidify B777 Values
The substantial order from Emirates for 42 B777s, a boon for Boeing and a disappointment for Airbus, represents more than a 20 percent increase in the B777 backlog while providing a fillip to values of individual variants whose values have been under pressure. The order for 42 aircraft takes the…

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November 28, 2005
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Tightening Supply Eases Values Upward
No B737 Delivery Slots Available Until 2008 The extended backlog of aircraft, created by operators and lessors scrambling for capacity to meet demand, has started to allow new and used values to register a measure of improvement. DBA Germany, in placing orders for 40 Boeing [BA] B737-700s and -800s, cited…

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November 28, 2005
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Long-Term Residuals Still Under Scrutiny as P&W Accelerates New Engine
Despite the extending backlog of deliveries for the B737 and A320 families the prospect of replacement for both models within the next seven years remains very real as Pratt & Whitney [UTC] seeks to test a new engine as soon as 2007. Pratt & Whitney is currently developing a geared…

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November 28, 2005
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Northwest Lease Rejections Fail to Undermine Current Values
Over 200 Leases Now Rejected or Abandoned But Values of Only a Few Types Suffer Two years ago, a single major U.S. carrier's rejection of more than 200 leases would have been enough to precipitate a crisis of confidence among financial institutions across the globe. Today, while consternation and anxiety…

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November 14, 2005
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Relative Strength of CSeries Residuals Still in Limbo
While Northwest Airlines [NWACQ] seeks to cut costs by rejecting the leases on more than 200 aircraft, the carrier continues to be a primary potential customer for Bombardier's [BBD] proposed CSeries airliner, potentially providing the basis for reasonable residuals should the program proceed to launch, development, and finally production. Any…

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November 14, 2005
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Suspension of CRJ200 Production Places Further Pressure on Values
The 50-seat regional jet market continues to face adverse pressure, especially since Bombardier [BBD] decided that it will temporarily suspend production of the CRJ200 beginning in mid-January 2006. The suspension of production is of little surprise as the market for the 50-seat RJs in the United States has faltered over…

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November 14, 2005
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Value Difference Between CFM56- and V2500-Powered A320s Narrows
The modest difference in values between the CFM56-powered and V2500-powered Airbus A320s has continued to narrow in recent years as the number of orders placed for the latter has increased. Ten years ago, the difference in A320 values between the two engine types amounted to approximately $400,000. This has since…

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November 14, 2005
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