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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B747-400
B737-400 Values Edge Towards Part Out Levels
Values of the -400 continue to decline as the market moves towards newer types with even engine values experiencing falls. Over the period 2004-2007 rentals of the B737-400 had been improving but since then have experienced significant declines. However, even though the -400 lacks the payload/range performance of the A319/A320…

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By: Aircraft Value News
June 2, 2014
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Parting Out Takes on Greater Significance
While the market for newer widebodies remains strong, for those produced at the start of many existing programs the appetite is much more muted, forcing owners to consider parting out as an alternative to spending millions on new interiors and maintenance. The onward placement of older widebodies can represent a…

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By: Aircraft Value News
May 19, 2014
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Residual Values Likely to Benefit from AEI Conversion Program
The announcement that Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) is to develop a freighter conversion program for the B737-800 represents a crucial step in underpinning the residual values of the type. AEI has formally launched the program which will involve a Special Freighter and a Combi. The company sees the passing of 15…

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By: Aircraft Value News
April 21, 2014
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Widebody Rates for Older Types Decline
The widebody product line up is in the midst of its greatest transformation. Over the course of a single decade, the types so familiar will have been replaced by new models, featuring not only greater efficiency but also considerably longer range capability. In such an environment it would be expected…

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By: Aircraft Value News
April 21, 2014
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B747-400 Values Continue to Fall As More Are Parted Out
The values of the B747-400 are continuing to slide due to advancing age and the arrival of ever more versatile and efficient twins and the A380. At the peak of the market for the B747-400 in 1998 values of new examples were nudging $155 million. Today the same aircraft are…

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By: Aircraft Value News
March 24, 2014
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Half to Full Life Adjustments Take Values To New Level
Values of aircraft are increasingly being enhanced by the use of full life maintenance status, making the potential profit for owners that more attractive. Traditionally, aircraft have been valued on a half-life basis except that those examples less than four years of age were valued at better than half life.…

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By: Aircraft Value News
March 24, 2014
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Accuracy of Forecasts Now Able to be Scrutinized
With the passing of some 25 years since the forecasting of residual values took on a greater sophistication through the use of computer technology and econometric modelling, there now exists considerable opportunity to assess the accuracy of forecasts. The late 1980s saw a transference of responsibility for residual value forecasting…

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By: Aircraft Value News
March 24, 2014
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Engine Manufacturers Support Programs Reduce Emphasis on Market Shares
The rapid expansion of engine support programs makes relative market shares of lesser significance in terms of residual value expectations. At one time the relative market shares of the engine manufacturers on a specific airframe could justify a considerable difference in values between engine types. The difference between the PW2000…

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By: Aircraft Value News
March 10, 2014
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