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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B747-400
Widebody Lease Rates Hit the Buffers
The lease rentals of widebodies continue to falter as the industry heads for the weakest part of the year. Wet leases are bound to soar as operators see at least some revenue from underutilized capital assets. The significant fall in premium traffic is continuing to force many high profile operators…

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September 28, 2009
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B747-400 Values Tumble
Just as the eighteen month period through to the beginning of 2008 saw a significant rise in values of the B747-400 so too has the most recent eighteen month period seen a very substantive fall. The development of the B747-8, albeit late, finally draws a line under the production of…

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September 28, 2009
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The 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 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…

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September 28, 2009
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Residuals of A320 & B737NG Families May Benefit from Delay to Replacement
Airbus’s John Leahy has signaled that an all new replacement for the A320 family will not likely arrive until 2024, at least one powered by a new engine. This would be good news for the residual values of the thousands of A320 and B737NG family members currently in service and…

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September 28, 2009
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Freighter Values Continue to Suffer
Values of freighters continue to decline as the demand for airfreight withers in the face of sustained global recession. The first green shoots are recovery in some sectors and countries, with even the prospect of a sharper than expected improvement in the final months of the year for those still…

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August 31, 2009
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Asking Prices Become More Realistic
Asking prices for used aircraft have at last become much more realistic in response to the continuing deterioration in the market. A 1991 A300-600R is being offered at $11 million fresh a C check. This price is slightly higher than the current market value of around $10 million but any…

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August 17, 2009
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MD11 Values Face Renewed Pressure
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. The international scheduled market is seeing continued. Unfortunately, the MD11 has not been viewed as a prime solution to…

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August 3, 2009
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Weak Demand Undermines Values of All Types There has been an appreciable change in the current and short term values of most aircraft types since the October 2008 issue due to the continuing difficulties of the financial markets and the recessionary effects of the global economy. The values were prepared…

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July 20, 2009
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