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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B747-300
Values Of Ageing Widebodies At Scrap Levels
Older widebodies remain out of the favor despite the strength of the market and the continued absence of capacity in key market segments. The market conditions of today - "the noughties" - differ markedly from those of a decade and 20 years ago. In the late 1980s, the collapse of…

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February 19, 2007
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Values Of Old & New Continue To Diverge While the values of more modern aircraft continue to improve, those of older types face terminal decline in the face of a sustained rise in fuel prices and escalating maintenance costs. The majority of aircraft in mainstream production, particularly the narrowbodies, are…

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January 8, 2007
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Older Widebodies Face Continued Indignity
The market for widebodies is strong and there exists a shortage of capacity but for the older examples, demand is little different from that of five years ago. The parking lots are full of ageing widebodies swelling and distorting the storage figures but never destined to return to service or…

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November 13, 2006
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Rise In A380 Break-Even Figure Muddles Values
Program Unlikely To Be Profitable - Until After The Arrival Of The -900 The problems surrounding Airbus, personified by the excruciating delay in the service entry of the A380, has increased the likelihood that the program will fail to generate a profit. The delay in the delivery of the A380…

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October 30, 2006
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Rentals Under Pressure Despite Rate Rise
The lease rentals of the older widebodies continue to decline despite the pressure of higher interest rates. While the drop in oil prices may have alleviated some of the adverse operating cost associated with the older widebodies, operators are conscious of the window of opportunity to seek alternatives and replacements.…

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October 30, 2006
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No Resting Place for Values of Older Widebodies
Values of older widebodies continue to be exposed to the vagaries of the market. The high price of fuel and aging of so many older widebodies no longer hold any credibility for the majority of international operators. Older aircraft also fail to be of interest due to lesser marketing potential…

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August 7, 2006
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Lease Rates Stabilize But At Low Levels
While the demand for newer widebodies continues apace, the appetite for older and thirsty examples continues to weaken. The lease rentals of more modern equipment have registered a sustained rise over the course of the previous two years. However, lease rentals of those widebodies no longer in production have spluttered…

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July 24, 2006
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Values of Newer Aircraft Types Continue to Rise
The Results of Our Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing While both Airbus and Boeing secured substantial orders during 2005, the year 2006 has not been so kind to beleaguered Airbus. Lack of orders, problems facing four-engine widebodies, delays in the A380, uncertainty over the A350/A370, and the forced resignations of…

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July 10, 2006
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