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Relaxation of Age Issue Offers Prospect of High Values for Older Freighters
The potential relaxation of the 15-year age limit on the importation of aircraft by China should increase demand for converted freighters, thereby underpinning residual values. While a few operators can afford new freighters, the nature of airfreight dictates that the majority have to operate older, and less capital intensive aircraft.…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 26, 2007
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Project Phoenix Seeks To Underpin CRJ200 Residuals
Bombardier is launching a new program to ensure an aftermarket for the CRJ 200 which also hopes to capitalize on the long lead times for most new business aircraft. It will also ensure values remain stable over the long term. The new program, Project Phoenix, Ltd, announced at the Dubai…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 26, 2007
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Have Narrowbody Rentals Plateaued?
Despite the considerable number of orders announced at the Dubai Air Show, the continued to volatility in the financial markets combined with record fuel prices are perhaps making investors more cautious. Lease rentals are facing considerable and sometimes, opposing pressures. The fall in interest rates in the U.S., contrasts with…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 26, 2007
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Values of Dash8-400 Suffer Temporary Decline
SAS Grounding Likely to be Isolated Unless Authorities Step In The grounding of some 27 Dash8-400 examples by SAS has led to a temporary fall in the value of the type. The confirmation that the board of SAS has opted to withdraw the Dash8-400 is a significant event. Not only…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 12, 2007
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Values Fail to Progress Amidst Uncertainty
Values in general are failing to progress upwards owing to the uncertainty caused by rising fuel prices and fragility of the financial markets. With record backlogs and a waiting list akin to that of the IPhone, values and prices of new and used aircraft should be continuing to experience a…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 12, 2007
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Values of Lower Capacity Aircraft Could Suffer As Passengers Put On Weight
The discovery by SAS five years ago that the average weight of passengers, including hand luggage, is higher than the industry standard weight set 13 years ago, has led to fresh demands for a revised European-wide standard. In 1994, the Europeans set an average weight of 84 kilograms (185 pounds)…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 12, 2007
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Delay to B747-8F Would Benefit B747-400F Rentals
With the debacle over the service entry date of the B787, concerns are now being voiced over whether Boeing will be able to effect service entry of the B747-8F on schedule. The service entry of the B747-8F is due in late 2009, still two years away. Boeing indicated that, despite…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 12, 2007
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Out of Production Widebody Values: Values Remain Fragile
With the price of fuel continuing to rocket to new highs, the appetite for the gas-guzzling leviathans of old continues to weaken. The combination of three-person flight decks, rising maintenance costs, lesser reliability and fuel consumption are all conspiring to ensure the demise of older widebodies. Remarketing increasingly has to…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 12, 2007
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