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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B777-300ER
Airfreight Traffic Increases But Surface Dominates
There have been some encouraging news for the airfreight industry as traffic shows improvements. The problems in the U.S. and the demand for high value electronic products continues to allow airfreight traffic to increase but the container ship continues to offer rates that cannot be ignored. The removal of B747-400…

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June 1, 2015
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Values Continue to Ease Back
Orders for widebodies continue to be placed in numbers but the demand for older aircraft and the transition to newer types is leaving some types exposed such that values are facing a measure of weakness. Values and Ratings courtesy of The Aircraft Value Analysis Company www.aircraftvalues.net, www.aircraftvalues.com. The Aircraft Value…

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May 18, 2015
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B747-400 Values Face Severe Downward Pressure
The values of the B747-400 continue to decline to virtually scrap levels as operators divest themselves of the type in favor of newer and more efficient types. Ever since production of the passenger B747-400 ended in 2005 values of the type have been under scrutiny and have exhibited a significant…

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May 18, 2015
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Lease Rentals Ease on Lower Interest Rates
The record low interest rates persist and this has continued to have a modest effect on lease rentals though there can still be considerable variation depending on the lessee – and lessor. A multitude of factors have combined to achieve record backlogs and with delivery slots for some aircraft unavailable…

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April 20, 2015
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Lease Rates Remain On Even Keel
Lease rentals are continuing to enjoy a measure of stability with older types in particular seeing a modest improvement in the context of lower fuel prices and limited availability of new equipment. While temporary lower fuel prices cannot be viewed as the basis for long term fleet planning, they can…

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April 6, 2015
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B777-300ER “Enhanced” Set to Become New Baseline for Values
The launch of an “Enhanced” B777-300ER, due for service entry in the third quarter of 2016, offers as much as a five percent improvement in seat mile costs but raises the issue of whether the changes warrant a premium or a discount to the existing specification. The changes being made…

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March 23, 2015
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American Airlines EETC Shows Variable Current Values
The American Airlines 2014-1 EETC of September 2014 continued to show resilient market values but also a measure of disparity between appraisers in terms of current values for some aircraft types. The American EETC comprised five A319s delivered in 2013 with a 75.5 tonne MTOW; seven A321 delivered in 2014…

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March 9, 2015
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Parked Fleet Overshadows Demand
The demand for airfreight capacity is improving slowly but this still has not translated into demand for additional capacity and more specifically the removal of aircraft from storage. If anything the demand remains wedded to new aircraft types such that a few new dedicated freighters have been ordered while used…

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March 9, 2015
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