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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas MD11F
Freighter Rentals Continue to Face Weakness
Weakness in the air cargo market is usually the first sign of problems in the world economy. The cargo market has therefore been suffering for nearly a year. The shortfall in demand in the run up to the Beijing Olympics earlier in the years merely obscured more fundamental issues. The…

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November 24, 2008
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Freighter Values Remain Vulnerable
Just as summer in the Northern Hemisphere represents the opportunity make money to tide operations over the leaner off peak months, so too do the months leading up to the year provide a means for freight operators to fill their holds. The run up to Christmas festivities generates a considerable…

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September 15, 2008
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Freighter Rentals Continue to Experience Fragility
The weakness of the wider economy has continued to undermine the lease rentals of some equipment while others are at best holding steady. The fragility of the world economy, notably in the U.S., has continued to prompt a note of caution with respect to the freighter market. The most notable…

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August 4, 2008
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Freighter Rentals Maybe Easing?
The fragility of the world economy, notably in the U.S., has prompted a note of caution with respect to the freighter market. The most notable trend has been the diversion of traffic away from the air to container ships. The imposition of fuel surcharges on airfreight rates has seemingly had…

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March 3, 2008
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Freighter Rentals Stable
The freighter market appears to be faced with conflicting pressures though not as yet sufficient to cause a reversal in fortunes. The demand for airfreight is showing signs of slowing in some sectors. The problems being faced in the U.S. economy and elsewhere are resulting in some loss of traffic…

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October 15, 2007
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Freighter Rentals Remain Strong
The lease rentals for freighter aircraft remain strong despite some cracks appearing in the U.S. economy. The demand from other regions of the world continues to ensure that the market for air cargo capacity outstrips supply. The manufacturers are struggling to keep pace with the demand for new freighters and…

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June 11, 2007
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Freighter Values Remain Resilient
Despite passenger traffic seemingly out growing cargo traffic such has been the extent of recent growth that there continues to be shortage of cargo capacity, thereby allowing values modest improvement. The most notable event in the freighter market over recent months has been the effective cancellation of the A380F program.…

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April 16, 2007
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Freighter Rentals Start To Rise Again
The sustained expansion of air cargo in 2006 has allowed the emphasis on newer freighter aircraft to be maintained, easing rentals upwards once again. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that members registered a 4.6 percent increase in traffic from 2006. This is a significant improvement over 2005 when…

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February 19, 2007
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