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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B747-400
B777-300 Values Fail to Inspire
The limited operator base, a consequence of limited performance due to the arrival of the -300ER, continues to plague values of the type and cause a constant decline. The -300 has been under pressure for a number of years, even before the onset of the recession. The limited range of…

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October 21, 2013
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B777-9X Residuals Likely To Perform Well After Cautious Start Values of All “First Batch” of New Aircraft Require Fuller Analysis
The order from Lufthansa for 34 of the yet to be formally launched B777-9X, along with 25 A350-900s, represents a significant step for the new type but also raises the question of how to deal with values of the initial batch of aircraft given recent events with other types. The…

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October 7, 2013
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Boeing Asking Prices Continue to Exhibit Wide Range
There continues to be a wide range of asking prices for aircraft, particularly the older examples where maintenance condition and specification represents a significant portion of the overall value. A 1999 B737-300 is on the market for $5.9 million. Although this aircraft is expected to be one of the last…

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September 23, 2013
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Widebody Rates Stable As Growth Takes Hold
The further improvement in the world economy continues to generate demand for widebodies, both new and used, thereby allowing lease rentals to remain stable. Even as the manufacturers deliver record levels of aircraft – Airbus has delivered 70 A330s through to the end of August and Boeing 61 B777s –…

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September 23, 2013
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Definition of Product Line Reduces Residual Value Volatility
Once the replacement for the B777 is announced later this year then the product line up is more or less defined for the next 15 years thereby contrasting markedly with the situation of four years ago. One of the greatest difficulties in terms of residual value calculations, at least in…

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August 12, 2013
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Variety of Fortunes for Widebody Values
Values of most widebodies continue to decline in the context of age while a few are managing to hold steady due to exceptional demand. Assuming that aircraft have a useful asset life of some 20 years, this suggests that even if the market has no influence then values should fall…

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August 12, 2013
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B777-200ER Values Tumble
There is a growing realization that the -200ER is no longer the desirable asset that it once was. Values are therefore experiencing a notable decline. The virtual absence of orders for the B777-200ER at a time when the A330-300 is securing such a large number points to a type that…

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August 12, 2013
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Seeking to sell a used unencumbered aircraft for cash, even one less than ten years of age, continues to require considerable pricing flexibility and the preference for newer aircraft continues.  Values of aircraft generally managed to regain some of their losses incurred during the Great Recession but sufficient weakness in…

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July 15, 2013
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