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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B777-300ER
Values of Outgoing Widebodies Continue to Decline
The market is more vulnerable than fragile and with the change in the product line contributing to the decline in some widebody values. While the load factors on international flights may be high, that does not necessarily mean that operators are making money. Many seats are now booked well in…

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October 28, 2019
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B777-300 Continues to be Difficult to Place
The B777-300 has always failed to inspire being one of Boeing’s “B” variants and it can be expected that any demand will be limited to existing operators seeking to supplement existing fleets at a lesser cost of used -300ERs which are now on the market. The market for the B777-300…

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October 14, 2019
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Maintenance Reserves for New Aircraft May Need to Be Higher
The introduction of new aircraft types means that only with in-service experience can the maintenance reserves to be applied be realistic. Maintenance reserves charged by lessors on both narrowbody and widebody aircraft need to be adequately reflect the real cost of such major maintenance and with newer aircraft, maintenance costs…

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October 14, 2019
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Long Term Trend of New Pricing of B777-300ER Shows Recent Decline
The peak in new pricing of the B777-300ER has long since passed with values now well below $150 million and still falling. There are now only 34 -300ERs remaining to be delivered. However, there have been 810 deliveries through to the end of August 2019 which averages some 50 per…

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September 30, 2019
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Expensive Interiors Not Always Add Value
Airliner type VVIP aircraft mostly involve expensive interiors but there are times when seeking to reflect such expense on a balance sheet may be difficult as auditors may see little such value. Airliner type VVIP interiors usually cost tens of millions to install and while for many owners, such expense…

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September 16, 2019
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B777-300 Values At Virtually Parting Out Levels
The market for the B777-300 is far from attractive and as such values have been falling at such a rate that the current levels all but equate to parting out levels. There were only ever 60 orders for the B777-300 from customers such as BOC Aviation, Cathay, Japan Airlines. ILFC,…

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September 2, 2019
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Assumptions
The table is published on an annual basis and complements the quarterly updates to specific aircraft categories. The table encompasses both current and future lease rentals. The methodology involved in calculating lease rentals differs from that of values. Lease rentals display greater volatility. Rentals are calculated individually and are not…

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August 19, 2019
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Widebody Rentals Remain Low
The low interest rates are inevitably having an effect on lease rentals when compared with previous levels but the market for used widebodies is perhaps not as strong as for narrowbodies and this is making it necessary for rentals to be realistic. The larger widebodies can be placed – notwithstanding…

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August 5, 2019
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