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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B747-8F
Some Freighters Remain in Demand
The market for freighters remains fragile at best though there are some types – notably the narrowbodies – that remain in demand. Momentum is building for the conversion of the B737-800 and with lessors having a large number of older examples at low capital cost this means of onward disposal…

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By: Aircraft Value News
October 31, 2016
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Ending of B747-8 Likely to Fail to Generate “Scarcity” Premium
Following on the heels of the A380 production cut, Boeing has indicated that production of the B747-8 could actually be ended raising the question of how values of those in service would be impacted. Boeing had previously planned to increase production once more to one per month as of 2019.…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 22, 2016
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Widebody Rentals Show Further Deterioration
The lack of demand for international airfreight has much to do with the weaker Chinese market as well as the competition from surface transport. There are however, still some areas that managing to exhibit growth. The narrowbody freighters are enjoying demand as a result of changing shopping habits and a…

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By: Aircraft Value News
May 16, 2016
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Freighter Values Show No Improvement
Although the narrowbody sector continues to show promise, the dismal economic news from China weighs heavily on the widebody sector such that production of the B747-8F is reduced again. Values of both narrow and widebody freighters are failing to experience any improvement. The load factors being achieved are lower than…

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By: Aircraft Value News
March 21, 2016
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Airfreight Fails to Advance As Do Rentals
The fragility of the airfreight market continues to be major concern with load factors in November 2015 being even lower than October. The still weak load factors – which have an impact on the ability to charge more for freight – is partially the result of adding more capacity to…

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By: Aircraft Value News
February 8, 2016
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Used Widebody Values Suffer But Aircraft Ratings Largely Stable The demand for new aircraft remains unprecedented with the manufacturers increasing production but values of such new aircraft have failed to rise and even a rise in U.S. interest rates has had little positive effect on lease rentals. The world economy…

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By: Aircraft Value News
January 11, 2016
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Values of the -400F Continue to Decline
The fall in the price of fuel will provide some stimulus for airfreight as well as allowing the B747-400F to be more economical in the short term. The B747-400ERF/-400F/-400SF/-400BCF is a versatile aircraft that offers considerable advantages over the -200F and therefore superseded the earlier B747 freighter. The -400F has…

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By: Aircraft Value News
December 14, 2015
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“Whitetails” As B747-8F Values Continue to Decline
The strength of aviation continues to elude the airfreight segment as the Boeing seemingly has built B747-8F aircraft for which now no end-user exists thereby contributing to the perceived weakness of values for the type. The production of whitetails – whereby an aircraft is manufactured for which no end customer…

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By: Aircraft Value News
December 14, 2015
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