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Aircraft Archive: Douglas MD88
MD80 Lease Rentals Show Signs of Improvement
Demand Increases as Supply of Alternatives Dries Up After years of facing depressed levels, lease rentals of the McDonnell Douglas MD82 and MD83 are at last showing some improvement as demand increases in the face of a shortage of alternative equipment. Lease rentals and values of the MD80 series, since…

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July 25, 2005
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Lease Rentals Rise But Values Remain on the Ropes
Lease rentals of the McDonnell Douglas MD83 have managed to register an improvement over the last six to nine months as operators have had to confront a lack of availability of more modern aircraft types. Despite still being the most desirable of the MD80 variants, the fortunes of the MD83…

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July 25, 2005
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Stage 3 Values Remain Stable at Best
Despite strong demand for capacity in the lead up to the peak Northern Hemisphere summer period, the high price of fuel and the boost in production by Airbus and Boeing, there has been little further material improvement in Stage 3 values. Values of newer narrowbodies have registered an increase over…

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May 16, 2005
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Iberian Order Piles on Pressure for MD80 Values
Narrowbody Replacement Order Foretells Retirement of MD80s The Spanish airline Iberian's order for up to 79 new aircraft would prompt the carrier to release older units into the marketplace, which could adversely affect values of the already beleaguered MD87 and MD88. The order from Iberian for 15 Airbus A318s, nine…

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March 7, 2005
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Improving Market Keeps Values on Even Keel
Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing Highlights Resurgence The development of the B7E7, the launch of the A350, the likelihood of major updates to the B737NG and A320 families before 2010 are all factors that are drawing attention away from the modest improvement in current market values for most of the…

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January 24, 2005
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Stage 3 Values Show Only Slight Increase
Despite the improvement in lease rentals, values of newer Stage 3 aircraft have failed to show a significant improvement over the last quarter. Too many uncertainties remain to justify unbridled increases in aircraft values. The U.S. legacy carriers in particular are a cause for considerable anxiety. Should one or more…

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November 29, 2004
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Legacy Carriers' Restructuring Shakes Confidence over Value Recovery
The re-entry of US Airways [UAIR] into Chapter 11 and the restructuring of Delta Air Lines [DAL] have increased investor anxiety, but any negative impact on values is expected to be type-specific rather than general. The restructuring of Delta provides for the most significant localized adjustment to current values. The…

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September 20, 2004
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In Production Values Continue to Edge Upward
Values of narrowbodies still in production have continued to edge higher while first generation Stage 3 types continue to struggle. The demand for newer narrowbodies continues to outstrip short-term supply to the degree that the values of the B737NG and A320 families are able to register a further improvement. However,…

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September 20, 2004
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