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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B767-300ER
Timing of New CSeries Could See Strong Values At Service Entry
Bombardier Product has Potential to Erode Existing Residuals The dithering appears to be finally over and Bombardier have taken a major step towards offering a product that breaks away from the regional mold and enters the mainstream market, potentially impacting the residuals of existing 100-130 seat mainstream products of Airbus…

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March 3, 2008
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B787-8 Values Buoyed by "$1m" Lease Rentals
Despite the delays, values of the B787-8 remain unaffected although they continue to be buoyed by near record lease rentals, which, in turn prompt higher values. With low interest rates the lease rental factor (LRF), which expresses the monthly lease rental as a percentage of the value, should be around…

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March 3, 2008
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Conversion of B767-300 Begins in Earnest
Despite the appetite for the -300ER and consequential hike in lease rentals, the limited demand for the shorter range -300 has resulted in such a decline in values that conversion to freighter is now underway. The problems facing the B767-300 program are indicated by the order status. Only seven units…

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March 3, 2008
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A330-200 Values Remain On Even Keel
2007 Orderbook Sees Important Jump The combination of the delay in the B787, the absence of delivery slots in the short term for the Boeing product and sustained growth in the international sector prompted the placement of further substantive orders for the A330-200 in 2007, outstripping deliveries two to one…

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February 18, 2008
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Delays to B787 Fail to Dent Values - Yet
Concern Mounts over Possible Step Change in Build Specification The near, year-long delay to the first flight of the B787 is once again raising question marks over whether the build standard of the first aircraft will significantly differ from those built later in the program, sufficient to warrant a difference…

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February 4, 2008
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Values of B777 & Dash8 Unaffected by Incidents
The crash landing of a British Airways B777-200ER and the alleged discovery of a "defective component" on the Dash8-400 have as yet had no material impact on perceptions nor values of either aircraft. SAS has examined landing gears on its now stored fleet of Dash8-400s and reportedly found problems with…

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February 4, 2008
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Delays to New Aircraft Keeps Pressure on Rentals
The delay in the service entry of the B787 has ensured that those operators needing an extension to current leases will have to pay a premium. While there may be trouble ahead in terms of the uncertainty over the U.S. and therefore global economy, the expansion of international markets is…

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February 4, 2008
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A330-200 Values Enjoy Interim Demand
The delay in the development of the B787 as well as the A350 has led to a renewed surge in demand for the A330-200. Where once the demand for the A330-200 may have been running out of steam, the backlog seems sufficient to keep the Airbus widebody production line busy…

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January 21, 2008
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