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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
B777F Values Lose Premium
While deliveries of the B777-200F continue to be made, the malaise of the freighter market ensures that values remain realistic. The heritage of the B777-200LRF can be traced back to the mid 1990s when Boeing considered a Combi version of the B777 featuring a main deck cargo door. The principal…

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September 8, 2014
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
 The market is currently experiencing a measure of stability for newer aircraft types with the older types continuing to find less favor even as a record backlog exists. Seeking to sell a used unencumbered aircraft for cash, even one under ten years of age, continues to require considerable pricing flexibility;…

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August 25, 2014
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Spare Parts Financing Offers Rewards But At Some Risk
The opportunity to finance spare parts packages is increasing as operators seek to ways of generating additional revenue and because airlines are less able to contemplate holding a large number of spares. As cost reduction becomes more important, and competition from low cost operators increases, many traditional airlines are seeking…

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August 11, 2014
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Boeing Forecast for 37,000 Aircraft Suggests Production Rates Will Increase
The latest Boeing Current Market Outlook, 2014-2034, forecasts that there will be 37,000 aircraft deliveries over the 20 year timeframe of which some 12,500 or 33 percent are already on backlog. With current delivery rates of all manufacturers averaging perhaps 1,500 per annum, the 37,000 forecast deliveries would take 25…

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August 11, 2014
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B747-400F Values Suffer Further Weakness
In the face of still fragile airfreight growth, the values of the B747-400F have continued to decline. The B747-400F received its first order in 1989 and the service entry of the first aircraft was in August 1993 to Cargolux. The last delivery was undertaken in July 2009 to ANA. The…

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August 11, 2014
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Lease Rentals of Newer Examples Ease off Highs
Lease rentals of regional jets continue to generate good returns for lessors but a plateau has perhaps been reached such that only an increase in interest rates can force them higher. The Embraer regional jets are transitioning to re-engined models while the now long standing Bombardier regional jets have undergone…

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August 11, 2014
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Values of Older Turboprops Show Upward Trend
Whereas values of older jets seem destined to continue to drift downwards, the values of many used turboprops are showing at least stability if not improvement. The older turboprops such as the HS748 and F27s are being increasingly retired due to lack of spares and rising maintenance costs. Finding pilots…

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August 11, 2014
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Values Yet to Follow Rise in Airfreight
According to IATA data airfreight traffic increased by 4.1 percent in the first six months of 2014 representing reasonably strong growth but values have yet to experience a reversal of the downward trend exhibited for so many years. Load factors, which are still below 50 percent, need to advance by…

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August 11, 2014
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