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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B787-8
Widebody Values Fail to Match Strong Traffic
The market for most widebodies continues to be at odds to traffic growth with values for continuing to fall. The arrival of new products and the divesting of older types is contributing to the lack luster nature of the widebody market. The virtual wholesale replacement of the widebody product line…

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June 11, 2018
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Latest Aircraft Ratings Feature Fall for Outgoing Aircraft Types
The latest update to The Aircraft Value Analysis Company’s (AVAC) Aircraft Ratings indicates that the relative asset strength of the majority of aircraft still in production is set to decline over the next seven years, largely as a consequence of the service entry of new products. The AVAC ratings update…

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June 1, 2018
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Status Quo on Values Will Disappear By 2030
New Technology, New Types & Low Inflation Will Cause Residuals to Change This decade has witnessed a tumultuous change in value behavior and the next decade will likely see further significant alterations to the market and product structure such that existing residual value forecasts – particularly base value projections –…

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May 28, 2018
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Trend of B787-9 Lease Rentals Show Solid Performance
The enthusiasm for the B787-8 was always likely to be short-lived with the arrival of the B787-9 and to date the lease rentals of the former have disappointed whereas the latter has not. The backlog of orders for the B787-8 now number 91 compared to the 427 for the B787-9.…

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May 28, 2018
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Values of B787-9 Stable
In sharp contrast to the fanfare that accompanied the rolling out of the B787-8, which then featured interminable delays, the development of the -9 and its service entry has been much more muted with good in-service performance underlining stronger values and obviating the need for high profile publicity. The values…

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May 28, 2018
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…..As B797 Launch Draws Ever Nearer Affecting Residuals of Existing Types
Boeing is likely to have undertaken considerable work on the B797 even if the formal launch is not expected until next year. The entry into service date is still expected in 2025 although based on past performance of modern aircraft development periods, this could easily slip into 2026. To some…

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May 28, 2018
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A350-900 Lease Rentals Hold Steady
The lease rentals of the A350-900 have been able to achieve a measure of stability despite the slow production ramp up and some quality issues. The lease rentals for the first A350-900s produced in 2014 according to Aircraft Values Pro – www.aircraftvalues.net – amounted to $1.1 million per month. This…

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May 14, 2018
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Values of Specific Airframe/Engine Combination Raised Again
Any differential in values of specific airframe/engine combinations have gradually been eroded over the last decade but there is increasingly a question mark over some airframe/engine combinations as to whether they should be discounted. The convergence in values of various airframe/engine combinations in recent years has been due to increasingly…

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April 30, 2018
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