Tim Scott, Vice President – Technical, discussed the benefits of digital data/records versus traditional hard copy records during aircraft lease transitions at the June MRO-IT conference in London. It turns out that going digital helps in every day operations, not just during lease transitions. He also presented food for thought on how the MROs could […]
Boeing 747 Fleet Trends, active and retired aircraft
Congratulations to Rikard de Jounge, Vice President, Valuations on earning his ISTAT Senior Appraiser certification.
PILARSKI SAYS… The A380 balance sheet and the future of the programme A secondary market could finally help the aircraft achieve its potential As featured in Airfinance Journal Column PILARSKI SAYS We have just celebrated the 10th anniversary of the first flight of the A380. This event encouraged a lot of discussions related to the viability […]
The retirement of commercial jet aircraft are driven by many things. Chief among them and on a macro-basis are age and technological changes which motivates airlines to re-fleet and retire aircraft. But, a more penetrating look indicates that Oil Price and Interest Rates have played an important role over the long-term. The scatter-plot on the […]
We are pleased to announce that the 2015 edition of the AVITAS Bluebook of Jet Engine Values is now available to order. First produced in 1998, the AVITAS BlueBook of Jet Engine Values has quickly gained popularity among the leading players in the commercial aircraft industry, as well as those with more specific interests in the […]
Each month around this time, AVITAS will be posting a new feature called ‘Aircraft of the Month’. This will briefly highlight a selected aircraft with summary statistics and the aircraft’s Strengths and Weaknesses in the context of today’s market and the competitive landscape. This month’s Aircraft of the Month features Boeing’s 737 MAX 8, one of […]
PILARSKI SAYS… Making sense of the third Gulf War US carriers are up in arms against their Middle Eastern rivals, writes Adam Pilarski, Senior Vice President at Avitas. As featured in Airfinance Journal Column PILARSKI SAYS The US seems to be involved in the third Gulf War. The first liberated Kuwait, the second (for which nobody can still […]
We are pleased to announce that the 2015 1st Half Turboprop Aircraft Bluebook is now available to order. You can order online by clicking here or download the order form click here. For more information on the Turboprop BlueBook and our other publications click here
Chart of the Month will be a recurrent feature of AVITAS.com. Each month, we will produce a Chart that will provide some insight and data into industry developments and trends. This time, the Chart summarizes, across a time series, the number of commercial aircraft that are in the order book (yet to be delivered). This […]
