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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas MD11
B777-200ER Values Decline
The virtual absence of orders for the B777-200ER at a time when the A330-300 is securing such a large number points to a type that has lost its place among the top ten of most desirable assets. The previous expansion of the customer base and on-going popularity persuaded financial institutions…

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April 25, 2011
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MD11F Values Slip Despite Still Positive Cargo Growth
The appetite for the MD11F continues to be reflect the contradictory forces at work for the airfreight sector where growth is still being recorded but where consistency has recently has been elusive. Troubled Transmile of Malaysia has sold all four of its MD11SFs to FedEx for a price significantly below…

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March 14, 2011
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Wave Goodbye to the B747-200B
For the second time in just over two years, the spike in fuel prices has sealed the fate of the B747-200B, a fate that has been evident since 2001. With the rise in the price of fuel and the availability of alternative products, the market for older widebodies has become…

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February 14, 2011
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing Values of Some Aircraft Stage Modest Recovery
Despite the lack luster emergence of most Western economies from recession, values of some aircraft are experiencing rises as operators seek to cope with higher traffic, greater yields and profitability. Some values are rising however, notably in the freight sector. Widebodies are also experiencing an improvement. Lease rentals have experienced…

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January 3, 2011
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Third Measurement of Aircraft Life Emerges As Residuals Shorten
Asset Life Join Design and Economic Lives The issue of service lives has emerged as investors have come to recognize that aircraft will not remain in primary service for 30 years, leading to the conclusion that asset life should be considered alongside technical and economic lives. The concept of technical,…

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November 8, 2010
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Residuals Prepare for Different Product Line in Ten Years
Rising Production Rates for Current Models Fail to Mask Pressure on Residuals By the end of this decade the product lines of the manufacturers will have undergone a radical change causing long term market values of current offerings to experience significant change. Virtually all segments of the current product offerings…

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October 11, 2010
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Values of Many Aircraft Still Expected to Fall in Near Term While values have still yet to bottom out, there is a growing need to determine when the next peak will occur as owners consider the most advantageous point for disposal. Cycles, in terms of aircraft values, are not consistent…

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June 21, 2010
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Improvement in Distressed Discounting Indicator of Recovery
Not All Aircraft See Reduction in Fire Sale Discounting The level of discounting being applied to current market values to achieve a sale within a very limited time frame has begun to ease as values approach the trough of the cycle. Airbus                           Apr-10 Jan-10 Apr-09 Jun-08 Jun-07 May-06 May-05 Apr-04…

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June 7, 2010
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