Aircraft Asset Assessment: CRJ200
Market Presence. While the oldest CRJs are more than 16 years of age, Canadair made great strides in adapting the basic corporate jet design to the needs of the tougher commercial market such that its...
View ArticleCRJ200ER Problems Mount
The considerable demand for the CRJ200ER in the late 1990s and the early part of this decade was mostly fuelled by artificial demand in the form of scope clauses. Instead of an orderly change to larger...
View Article50-Seat Lease Rentals Face Uncertainty
Even the fall in the price of fuel cannot disguise the fragility of the 50 seat market and preference for larger aircraft. In the last recession, the major operators in the U.S. sought replace mainline...
View ArticleValues of Newer Aircraft Start to Falter
To date the principal focus of the effects of the downturn have focused on the older generation aircraft but as operators face every tougher conditions, the weakness in values has begun to spread to...
View ArticleLease Rentals for Fokker 100 Seemingly High
While the market for older aircraft may seem to be waning due to the high price of fuel the demand for some aircraft types seems to suggest otherwise. With Aircastle indicating that the average value...
View ArticleCollapse of Gemini Highlights Cargo Problems
The complete collapse of Gemini Air Cargo, resulting in the disposal of eight DC10-30Fs and four MD11Fs, underlines the continued the severity of the market facing the cargo market. The combination of...
View ArticleProfitability of Lessors At Peak
ILFC Expects Lease Rentals to Weaken Lessors, in continuing to post substantial profits, demonstrates that the market still has considerable flexibility before reliving the turmoil of the early 1990s...
View ArticleAircraft Asset AssessmentThe B737-500
Market Presence. The -500 has a limited market presence. Though some eight percent of the fleet is being advertised, relatively limited availability is no justification for assuming that current values...
View ArticleFAA Shares Safety Information in Databases
FAA's Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) system connects 46 safety databases across the industry and is integrated into the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) process, the...
View ArticleA318 Values Fail to Impress
Orders for the A318 have failed to advance over recent years, indeed over nearly a decade, and with the type no longer to feature in the A320neo family line-up, the values of the type will be largely...
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Market Presence. The A340-500 offered much when proposed. The four engines offered reliability and safety. The interior flexibility provided opportunities for operators and passengers. The aircraft...
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Market Presence. Values having fallen so far already suggests that they will remain stable though some 10 ex Frontier aircraft have already been scrapped. As a member of the A320 family, technology is...
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