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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas MD11
Older Widebody Values Face Junkyard
The high price of fuel has merely accelerated the inevitable fate of older widebody aircraft rather than precipitated their downfall. While yields are beginning to recover for many international carriers, the appetite for the older widebody is not recording any improvement. The high operating costs and lack of interior flexibility…

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December 12, 2005
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MD11 Values Aided By Freighter Demand
The international market is enjoying continued growth, but the principal cause of value stability for the McDonnell Douglas MD11 lies with the high demand for freighters. The international scheduled market is undergoing sustained improvement. Unfortunately for the MD11, it is no longer viewed as the prime solution for the needs…

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November 14, 2005
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Capacity Shortage Forces Rentals Higher
The demand for cargo capacity seems insatiable, despite the high price of fuel. There is now a shortage of quality and modern equipment capable of accommodating the needs of operators, and lease rentals are rising as a result. High fuel prices have yet to have made a discernible impact on…

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October 31, 2005
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Strong Demand for New Widebodies Likely to Impact Residual Values
Launch of A350 Seen as Hampered by Lack of Supply In an era of such high fuel prices, the simultaneous development of the Airbus A350 and Boeing [BA] B787 has the potential to accelerate a decline in values of existing products to levels lower than those previously projected. The launch…

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October 17, 2005
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Delta, Northwest Bankruptcy Filings Start to Impact Values
But Market Strength Prevents General Decline in Values The expected disposal of at least 220 aircraft by Northwest Airlines [NWACQ] and Delta Air Lines [DALQ] has the potential to undermine the recent gains in both values and lease rentals, but the strength of the market is such that the impact…

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October 3, 2005
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Consistently High Fuel Prices Cause Major Problems for Older Widebody Values
High fuel prices are never kind to older aircraft types. The difference in efficiency between new and old is largely a function of relative fuel efficiency, although lack of availability of the newer types can often prompt renewed interest in the older ones. High fuel prices will accelerate the replacement…

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October 3, 2005
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Values of Newer Aircraft Types on the Up In the current climate of high fuel prices, the values of newer aircraft types that offer greater fuel efficiency have risen further over the last six months. There is a growing disparity between supply and demand. While there was an imbalance in…

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September 5, 2005
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Lease Rentals Falter as Fuel Prices Remain High
The recent improvement in the lease rentals of older widebody aircraft has not been sustained, and while there has been some reluctance to register a deterioration in lease rentals, the pressure for a reduction cannot be resisted for much longer. As the major airlines seek to retire out-of-production widebodies, Japan…

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August 8, 2005
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