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Aircraft Archive: Bombardier
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February 15, 2010
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The B777-300ER
Market Presence. The size of the twin engined -300ER is such that it essentially replaces the B747-200 and indeed offers an alternative to the -400. The twin engine configuration presents the market with previously unimagined power and operating efficiency. The ability to extract ever higher thrust ratings from two engines…

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February 15, 2010
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MD80 Freighter Conversion Fails to Raise Values Above Scrap Levels
The MD80 freighter conversion is edging closer to reality, nearly 25 years after being first mooted, but values of the passenger examples are unlikely to be benefit from this “new” role. Aeronautical Engineers (AEI), a long standing converter of aircraft, is hoping that the supplemental type certificated (STC) for the…

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February 15, 2010
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JAL Restructuring Underlines MD90 Vulnerability
As part of its restructuring JAL is to divest itself of its fleet of some 16 MD90s. The type has always subject to waning values for perhaps a decade. Despite the JAL issue Delta has announced that it will acquire nine MD90s from China Eastern as well as two from…

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February 1, 2010
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February 1, 2010
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The MD90
Market Presence. The reasonable operating economics, low noise footprint and restriction emissions have failed to generate interest in the type in recent years even when alternatives were in short supply. The number of pilots certificated on the aircraft is limited as are spares making it difficult for operators to acquire…

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February 1, 2010
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MRJ Starts to Impact Existing Regional Jet Values
Despite the service entry of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet still being at least four years away, the new aircraft is making an impact on the current and residual values of existing regional jets. The refinement of the MRJ design has seen the composite wing being replaced with a more traditional…

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February 1, 2010
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Virgin Switch Highlights End Game for A340 Values
Single Digit Backlog Will Prevent Value Recovery With Virgin Atlantic Airways having switched six remaining orders for the A340-600 to the A330-300, the backlog for the A340-500 and -600 amounted to no more than seven aircraft as of the end of 2009, thereby pointing to further erosion of values. Virgin…

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February 1, 2010
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