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Data analyses, aviation insights, and research curated by Cirium’s experts, Ascend consultancy and data teams.
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READ ARTICLE: AAM Snapshot July 2024AAM Snapshot July 2024
The number of commitments and orders recorded in Cirium’s database has increased to over 14,500 as of 24 June 2024.
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READ ARTICLE: A Hot July for U.S. Travel — And a Surprisingly Cool DestinationA Hot July for U.S. Travel — And a Surprisingly Cool Destination
Scheduled seats up 6% in the domestic U.S. market and 7.8% on Transatlantic routes…and the hottest city-pair in the U.S.…
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READ ARTICLE: Airline Failures – Opportunity for Some?Airline Failures – Opportunity for Some?
Chris Seymour, Head of Market Analysis at Cirium Ascend Consultancy, reviews what capacity has become available through recent airline failures.
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READ ARTICLE: Aircraft Value DynamicsAircraft Value Dynamics
There were very large improvements in values and lease rates of narrowbody and widebody jets.
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READ ARTICLE: Lessor Direct Orders – A Good Bet Paying OffLessor Direct Orders – A Good Bet Paying Off
In today’s strong demand environment with reduced delivery rates of new aircraft, a near term delivery slot is suddenly rare…
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READ ARTICLE: Is A330neo Coming to China? – A Suitability AnalysisIs A330neo Coming to China? – A Suitability Analysis
Recent market developments suggest the potential introduction of the A330neo, the successor to the popular twin aisle type A330ceo, to…
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READ ARTICLE: Quantifying Volatility in Aircraft ValuesQuantifying Volatility in Aircraft Values
In the current supply constrained environment, the majority of aircraft values are on an upward trajectory.
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READ ARTICLE: Can COMAC Truly Challenge the Airbus and Boeing Duopoly?Can COMAC Truly Challenge the Airbus and Boeing Duopoly?
Since the unfortunate 737-9 Max accident in January laid bare Boeing’s continued 737 production woes, we have been asked many…
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READ ARTICLE: The Impact of Rising Interest Rates on Lease RentThe Impact of Rising Interest Rates on Lease Rent
Long-term interest rates in the USA have trended upwards over the past several years amid the current environment of prolonged…
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READ ARTICLE: Diminution in Aircraft Value: Some Widely Held MisconceptionsDiminution in Aircraft Value: Some Widely Held Misconceptions
The purpose of Aircraft Diminution in Value due to damage is to provide the claimant with a form of compensation…
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READ ARTICLE: A Snapshot of the Long Range Business Jet MarketA Snapshot of the Long Range Business Jet Market
A look into how the Long Range business jet market as a whole is doing and what we should expect…
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READ ARTICLE: Flight Forward: Examining the ACMI Ecosystem in EuropeFlight Forward: Examining the ACMI Ecosystem in Europe
The ACMI (Aircraft Crew Maintenance Insurance) market continued to show strong demand in Europe last year,

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