Airliner Values Struggle To Rise Amid More Market Uncertainty
Aircraft valuation specialist Ascend painted a mixed picture of prospects for airliner leasing and sales this year in its Evolution 2011 webinar on Februar
Values of older aircraft remain particularly soft despite a marked jump in airline profitability last year. (Click image to see larger version.)
Values of older aircraft remain particularly soft despite a marked jump in airline profitability last year. (Click image to see larger version.)

Aircraft valuation specialist Ascend painted a mixed picture of prospects for airliner leasing and sales this year in its Evolution 2011 webinar on February 10.

“We did not see a strong recovery in 2010, but we can say fairly firmly that we have now reached the bottom,” said Olga Razzhivina, the London-based group’s valuation services manager. Generally speaking, the value of in-production airliners has stabilized and, from her perspective, increased financing from new leasing groups is pushing sale/leaseback activity back almost to levels seen in the boom year of 2007.