Engine news from FT28 Jan 2026 12:26
Nice article on FT today. Not able to send the link.
Aircraft engine values have soared and are likely to remain elevated for the foreseeable future even as manufacturers boost output and expand critical maintenance capacity, warn industry experts and executives.
Supply shortages of the industry’s most fuel-efficient aircraft engines have sent their market values soaring. In some cases, if sold separately as spares, two new engines can account for as much as 80 per cent of the value of a new aircraft, according to a report by Irish lessor Avolon.
Although engine values have been rising over the past few years, a pair of engines two decades ago would have accounted for 20-30 per cent of an aircraft’s value.