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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B777F
B747-400F Values Enjoy Modest Rise
A year ago, the market for the B747-400F was in the doldrums but today the freshening trade winds have seen a different tack for values. The B747-400F received its first order in 1989 and the service entry of the first aircraft was in August 1993 to Cargolux. The last delivery…

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October 26, 2020
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Values of Freighters Still Holding Firm
The values of freighters continue to remain strong not least because two thirds of widebodies remain inactive thereby depriving the airfreight market of considerable lower hold capacity. Moreover, freighter aircraft are in demand as passenger widebodies no longer serve the routes that they used to. The passenger aircraft usually accommodate…

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September 14, 2020
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Potential Ending of Boeing B747-8F Production May Not Impact Values
With only some 15 -8Fs remaining to be delivered and a production rate of six per annum, the economies of scale may have at last caught up with the B747-8F such that there is speculation that the last B747-8F will be produced in 2022. The possible ending of production even…

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July 20, 2020
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Freighter Rates Stable As Traffic Slows
  The lease rentals of the freighters have stabilized after seeing a slight improvement, at least for short term rentals, during the course of this on-going crisis. The return to service of more widebodies, the greater use of hybrid “paxfreight” aircraft, the lesser need for urgent PPE shipments, and overall…

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July 20, 2020
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ISTAT Appraised Values – Little Effect Noted by “Appraiser N”
The Covid Effect on aircraft values and lease has therefore been wide and varied depending on the perspective of the assessor. Indeed, there continues to be a considerable divergence of opinion among ISTAT certificated aircraft appraisers, which is somewhat surprising. Some ISTAT appraisers consider the Covid event to be nothing…

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July 6, 2020
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Freighter Conversions Gain Momentum
Widebody Conversions Gain Traction But Pricing Needs to be Competitive The significant reduction in the value of passenger aircraft and the current resilience of the freighter market makes for greater interest in freighter conversions but with the world economy facing recession a sense of realism is needed to manage expectations.…

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May 25, 2020
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Dedicated Freighter Values Hold Steady
The demand for airfreight means that the mass parking of the passenger fleet, lays the responsibility for carriage to the dedicated freighters. The passenger aircraft usually accommodate some 50 percent of the worlds airfreight. Even with lesser economic activity this still means that the freighters are in short supply. Freighter…

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May 25, 2020
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Freighter Rates Have Potential to Rise
In all the mayhem that that Covid is creating the one bright spot is freighters. The demand for various goods and the loss of belly hold capacity has seen a rapid rise in demand for freight space even to the extent that passenger aircraft have been returned to service –…

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April 27, 2020
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