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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B747-400
Dedicated Freighter Values Continue to Suffer
The changing structure of the airfreight market combined with the weaker, though improving, traffic means that the appetite for dedicated freighter is not as strong as it once was, potentially leading to lower values both now and in the future. In the four years leading up to the market peak…

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February 24, 2014
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Older Widebodies Face Downward Pressure
The continued enthusiasm for the newer generation of widebodies is inevitably partly at the expense of the older types. In contrast to the improving market conditions of a nearly a decade ago and those of the mid 1990s, the international carriers continue to seek yield improvement rather than absolute market…

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February 10, 2014
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B747-400 Values Continue to Fall
The values of the B747-400 continue to decline in the face of advancing age and replacement with newer types. The delivery of a modest number of B747-8s and a larger number of A380s finally draws a line under the production of the B747-400 though orders for the new -8I remain…

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December 16, 2013
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: B747-400
Market Presence. The B747-400 still represents the core of many major carriers fleets around the world. Performance, economy and capacity have, until relatively recently, been unmatched and had become the baseline by which all other types are judged. In designing the A380, Airbus had to reduce operating costs by some…

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December 16, 2013
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Widebody Rates Remain Unchanged
The significant number of widebody orders placed at the Dubai Airshow amounting to $150 billion at list prices - or $65 billion at net prices and still not enough to pay for the new UK railway between London and Birmingham – underlines the continued demand for widebody aircraft. However, such…

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December 2, 2013
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Values of Widebodies Continue to Decline
The enthusiasm for the new generation of widebodies continues to mask some of the deficiencies of existing examples. The last decade has seen an expansion in the widebody operator fleet as liberalization has taken hold in established markets and as the globalization of the world economy has facilitated the emergence…

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November 18, 2013
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Few MD11s Remain in Service
With only 17 passenger MD11 remaining in service values of the MD11 have continued to decline as the type is increasingly withdrawn from passenger service and as operators lose interest in the type as a candidate for freighter conversion. Unfortunately, the MD11 has not been viewed as a prime solution…

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November 18, 2013
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IAI Bedek Conversion Approval Provides Reassurance for Residuals
In signing a license agreement with Boeing for the conversion of additional Boeing aircraft, IAI Bedek has provided owners with considerable reassurance that the residual values of their freighters will be comparable. Though IAI Bedek previously signed a deal with Boeing in 2010 on the B737-300/-400 freighter conversion, this latest…

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November 4, 2013
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