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Freighter Values Continue to Experience Weakness
The airfreight market remains in the doldrums which is causing particular concern for values. The airfreight traffic for June as reported by IATA showed only the most modest of improvements. The only bright spot was the Middle East which showed double digit growth. With only 0.8 percent increase in traffic…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 13, 2012
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Lower Rentals for A319 Open Up Secondary Markets
Allegiant Air Starts to Pick Up Bargains to Fuel Growth The Las Vegas carrier Allegiant Air, in selecting the A319 to provide the necessary capacity to expand operations, acquired the aircraft because “A319 asset values have significantly declined and now mirror the environment we saw when we (Allegiant Air) first…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 13, 2012
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Lessors Continue to Manage Market Weakness
Despite the decline in lease rentals over at least the last six months, the lessors continue to report mostly satisfactory results but lower rates will need to be matched by more competitive acquisition prices. In the second quarter of 2012, Aircastle, had net income of $16.3 million on $172.2 million…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 13, 2012
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Lower Demand & Pricing Force Scrapping of “Current” Generation Aircraft
The move towards newer aircraft at the expense of relatively modern aircraft continues apace as a result of lower pricing for what only a few years ago were considered prime assets. The values attributed to some aircraft are at odds with the imperatives felt by some owners. A third ex-Lufthansa…

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August 13, 2012
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Newer A320 Values Fail to Advance
While orders continue to be placed for new non NEO A320s to meet demand from a variety of markets, the values of such new aircraft are to some extent stagnating. The A320 family, and indeed the narrowbody offerings from Boeing, are facing a variety of adverse pressures that is limiting…

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By: Aircraft Value News
July 30, 2012
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A350-1000 Residuals Start to Gather Pace As Cathay Places Milestone Order
The placement of 26 orders by Cathay Pacific for the revamped A350-1000 represents a major achievement for Airbus and offers the potential for relatively strong residuals as the type seeks to not only compete with the existing B777-300ER but also the B777X that is now being contemplated by Boeing. While…

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July 30, 2012
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MRJ Values Start to Take Shape With Skywest Order
Much Needed Skywest Order Makes for More Certain Residuals The Agreement in Principle to order 100 MRJ90 aircraft creates an opportunity for current and residual values of the new aircraft to gain credibility. Both in terms of orders and production, the Mitsubishi Regional Jet program has been in the doldrums…

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By: Aircraft Value News
July 30, 2012
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Stretched Fokker 100 Likely to See Lack Luster Residuals
The proposed stretch to the Fokker 100, now potentially powered by the Pratt & Whitney PW1X17G, is likely to face an uphill struggle when compared to clean sheet designs such that residual values could experience some difficulty. The re-starting of Fokker 100 production has been mooted for many years but…

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By: Aircraft Value News
July 30, 2012
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