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“B797” Creates Ripples for Residual Values into Next Decade
New Type to Rectify Legacy Issues & Lay Foundation for Another Product Line? While this decade has already witnessed a seismic shift in the product line such that few types that were in production at the start of the decade will remain so by the end, the potential development of…

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July 24, 2017
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A350-100 Weight Changes Require Reassessment of Residuals
The MTOW of the A350-1000 currently under development has been increased and with the payload versus range of most aircraft representing an important aspect in formulating both current and future values, then the implications for values needs to be addressed. The MTOW of the A350-1000 has been gradually increased over…

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July 24, 2017
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A320 Lease Rental Trend Sees Past Volatility but Recent Stability
The lease rentals of the A320 have experienced considerable changes since the first aircraft was delivered nearly 30 years ago but generally lessors have achieved a good return if they have managed to avoid leasing at cyclic troughs – of which there have been a few. The change in lease…

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July 24, 2017
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A321LR Gains More Followers But Value Premium Limited to Weight/Fuel
The A321neo LR is gaining ever more attention as service entry of the higher weight variant draws closer and as operators increasingly seek a narrowbody for serving longer sectors, notably across the Atlantic. Air Transat of Canada has agreed to lease ten A321LRs from Aercap as of 2019-2020 as a…

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July 24, 2017
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Freighter Lease Rentals Enjoy Stability
Airfreight traffic increased significantly during May 2017 (IATA) and for the first five months of the year which resulted in an increase in load factors. The first five months of the year saw airfreight increase by more then 10 percent. Yet, this compared to only a 3.4 percent increase in…

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July 24, 2017
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Values of Widebodies Face Modest Pressure
The values of most widebodies are falling in line with expectations some of which may be above the average annual trend of 7-8 percent. The move to newer aircraft as well as the need for the manufacturers to maintain production rates is a factor. Values and Ratings courtesy of The…

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July 24, 2017
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B777-300ER Values Decline as Transition Begins
To some extent, it is all too easy to consider that values of one of the most popular of widebodies should not experience any decline until the arrival of the replacement product. However, this is not the way that the market works. Values of the existing product tend to fall…

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July 24, 2017
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
Market Presence. The change in perceptions held by Master Appraisers with regard to the B777-300ER changed perhaps a year or eighteen months ago. Airframe manufacturers inevitably cling to past success rather than acknowledging prevailing and future risks when considering the fortunes of their own used aircraft types. There is little…

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July 24, 2017
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Values of Older Heavy Business Jets Achieve Measure of Stability
The values of older large business jets, having suffered in 2008-2009 and again in 2014-2016, have at last achieved some stability but perhaps only by virtue of having fallen so far. The pre-owned large dedicated business jets are in limited demand once more as the new lower metrics in terms…

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July 24, 2017
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