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| 06.23.2008 |
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The B737-400 Market Presence. The B737-400 is clearly showing its age in terms of efficiency, specification and market orientation. Structure and systems can be traced back to the 1960s, if not before, while performance and capacity reflect the 1980s. Ageing...
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| 06.23.2008 |
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Ryanair Sells Six B737-800s For "$38.75 million" Each
The Ryanair financial accounts for 2008 reveal that six B737-800s were sold for a total price of Euro150.00 million, which is considerably more than the airline would have paid for the aircraft. Ryanair has been particularly astute in buying...
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| 06.09.2008 |
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Winglets Become Increasingly Viewed As Standard For Values
Values Make Only Modest Discounting to Winglet List Prices With the price of fuel seemingly set to remain at record levels for the foreseeable future, at least according to those trading in oil futures, the use of winglets to improve existing efficiency has...
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| 06.09.2008 |
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DHL Restructuring Will Have Little Impact on ABX DC9 Values
The restructuring of operations by cargo operator DHL, will have little impact on the values of the DC9 freighters currently operated by ABX Air. DHL has indicated that it will reduce its U.S. network commencing July, the contraction continuing for some 12-18...
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| 06.09.2008 |
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35 & 50 seat Regional Jet Values Face Testing Times
With the announcement that American will retire some 35-40 regional jets comes the expectation of further difficulties for the 50 seaters with the decline in values expected to accelerate as fuel costs rise. As part of Americans restructuring, the airline...
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| 06.09.2008 |
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Turboprop Rentals Remain on Even Keel
The seeming disposal of large number of Saab 340Bs is a contrast to the recent trend of shifting capacity to the more economic turboprops but the majority of types continue to enjoy stability. The placement of new orders by SAS has provided a fillip to the...
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| 06.09.2008 |
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Prudence Re-Emerges as Airlines Contract
Though the price of fuel should see widespread problems for many, if not all, operators, the market is sufficiently robust as to keep any decline in values relatively modest, except for some types. Holes are appearing in the backlog of orders which is taking...
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| 06.09.2008 |
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B777-300ER Remains Widebody of Choice
The -300ER has been in service for only four years but has established itself as the most desirable of widebodies, aided of course by the high price of fuel. B777-300ER Vital Statistics LAUNCH 03/2000 FIRST FLIGHT Feb-03 SERVICE ENTRY Apr-04 ORDERS...
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| 06.09.2008 |
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Aircraft Asset Assessment - The B777-300ER
Market Presence. The size of the twin engined -300ER is such that it essentially replaces the B747-200 and indeed offers an alternative to the -400. The twin engine configuration presents the market with previously unimagined power and operating efficiency...
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| 06.09.2008 |
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A320 Conversions Provide Way of Avoiding Weaker Residuals
The move to develop the A320 converted freighter before excess availability becomes an issue should provide a means of stabilizing any future deterioration in values due to rising supply on the used market. The events of 2001-2002 saw a large number of mostly...
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| 05.26.2008 |
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First Generation Stage 3 Values Experience Downward Pressure
New Aircraft Act As Replacements The recovery of first generation Stage 3 narrowbody values is over with operators either replacing such aircraft with newer examples or contracting fleets. The fall in the value of such aircraft as the B737-300 and B737-400 is...
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| 05.26.2008 |
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Values of Most Aircraft Face Sharp Decline if Fuel Price Rises to $200+
While most forecasts for oil prices assume an average price of around $120 a barrel for 2008, there is speculation that the price could rise to $200 in the coming months resulting in a massive fall in demand for air travel At $200 a barrel there would...
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| 05.26.2008 |
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Resurrected B767-300ERs Face Prospect of Low Residuals
Customers seeking to acquire new B767-300ERs as a means of bridging the gap until B787s are actually delivered will likely be disappointed with associated residual values. With yet another delay to the B787 comes the reality of a shortfall in widebody...
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| 05.26.2008 |
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Freighter Values Edge Downwards
With the media helping to initiate global economic weakness, air cargo operations are finding the market all the more difficult. While demand for newer freighters continues to outstrip supply, particularly with respect to conversions, older types continue to...
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| 05.26.2008 |
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Rates Fall Away As Operators Shun Older Types
After registering a slight improvement in the middle of 2007, lease rentals of most widebodies have fallen back again as a result of higher fuel pricing. The market for older widebodies is experiencing contraction as a result of the sustained move towards...
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| 05.26.2008 |
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Fuel Prices Increase Pressure on MD82 Values
Whatever the perceived opportunities that the MD82 offers in terms of lower capital costs, operators continue to dispose of the type in favor of newer, more efficient, equipment not least as a result of the escalating price of fuel. Some nine years ago, lack...
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| 05.26.2008 |
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The MD82 Market Presence. Though a number of MD82s may be in the parking lot, with some 500 in service the variant represents approximately two percent of the worlds entire jet fleet. Such a significant number cannot be ignored as replacement represents...
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| 05.26.2008 |
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First Flight Of Sukhoi Superjet 100 Unlikely to Herald New Triumvirate
In finally flying the Superjet 100, Russia has made an important step towards becoming a player in commercial aerospace manufacturing and there exists some expectation that they type could become more than a minor irritant to the product line-up of Bombardier...
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| 05.12.2008 |
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In This Issue: AVN's Semi-Annual Turboprop Value Listing
Airbus List Prices Accelerate While Values Ease Material Costs & Weak Dollar See Jump In List Prices Airbus list prices have jumped by nearly five percent, representing a significant rise and increasing the already high differential between list and net...
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| 05.12.2008 |
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Turboprop Values Exhibit Stability
The values of turboprops have continued to enjoy solid performance to the extent that prices and lease rentals have achieved a measure of stability after a period of improvement. A consequence of the recovery in the turboprop market has been the difficulty...
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