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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B747-400
B747-400 Lease Rentals Suffer As Remarketing Proves Difficult
The lease rentals of the B7747-400 have experienced a number of fortunes since the type was first introduced in the late 1980s but the market has been particularly difficult in the last ten years as operators have transitioned to newer and different types. The number of passenger B747-400s on a…

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August 7, 2017
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A380 & B747-8 Vaues Suffer From Changing Market Structure
VLA Market Withers As Production Rates Fall The market for Very Large Aircraft (VLAs) has suffered as the market has increasingly focused on larger twin engined aircraft and values of both the A380 and B747-8 are under intense pressure as the backlog diminishes and new orders remain elusive. Airbus has…

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August 7, 2017
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B777-300ER Values Decline as Transition Begins
To some extent, it is all too easy to consider that values of one of the most popular of widebodies should not experience any decline until the arrival of the replacement product. However, this is not the way that the market works. Values of the existing product tend to fall…

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July 24, 2017
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Values of Widebodies Face Modest Pressure
The values of most widebodies are falling in line with expectations some of which may be above the average annual trend of 7-8 percent. The move to newer aircraft as well as the need for the manufacturers to maintain production rates is a factor. Values and Ratings courtesy of The…

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July 24, 2017
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Assumptions
The listing of current and future values is based on the year of build. The essential assumption is that the aircraft are being sold as a single unit and between a willing seller and willing buyer for cash. The high and low figures for April 30th 2017 represent adjustments for…

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July 10, 2017
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Rentals Ease Lower
While IATA cites extraordinary passenger growth in international traffic during the month of April, there are still indications that some carriers are having difficulty in achieving a profit. The 12.5 percent growth in international traffic for April 2017 compared to April 2016 is significantly above trend as is the first…

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June 26, 2017
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Values of the -8I Face Sustained Decline
With the values of newly delivered -8Is continuing to fall, this is accelerating the decline in values of used aircraft. If the first A380 to enter the used market is set to be scrapped then a similar fate awaits the first -8Is to enter the market. Over the course of…

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June 12, 2017
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B777-300ER Values Fall Though Supply Remains Limited
There can be no doubting the popularity of the B777-300ER both in terms of the remaining backlog through to the arrival of the B777-9 and the limited number on the used market but such factors are only part of the equation when determining current and near-term residual values, particularly when…

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June 12, 2017
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