McDonnell Douglas MD11F Archives

Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas MD11F

Freighter Lease Rentals Stabilize

The airfreight market is at last showing signs of improvement as a result of wider economic activity. IATA reports that airfreight traffic rose by more than six percent in November 2013 compared to the November 2012. Compared to October 2013, the November traffic increased by nearly three percent. The year…

By: Aircraft Value News

January 27, 2014

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Freighter Lease Rentals Fail To Advance

The parting out of a B747-400BCF only six years after being converted is a sad indictment of the state of the airfreight market. Serial number 27070 was built in 1994 and operated by Singapore Airlines until being acquired by Cathay Pacific in 2007 and converted to a freighter. The aircraft…

By: Aircraft Value News

October 21, 2013

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Lease Rentals Fail to Move

There are only minor indications that the airfreight market is showing signs of improvement with Silk Way Airlines of Azerbaijan ordering two B747-8Fs. The world economy continues to improve slightly though again the Eurozone crisis faces new pressures which are curtailing demand for imported goods. This absence of consistent growth…

By: Aircraft Value News

July 29, 2013

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B787 Values Remain Under Scrutiny Despite Return to Service

The return to service of the B787 marks a momentous day for Boeing and the events of the last few months should eventually fade allowing current and residual values to live up to the initial promise of the aircraft – unless the type continue to attract abnormal media attention…

By: Aircraft Value News

May 6, 2013

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Lease Rentals Fail to Inspire

The airfreight market remains in the doldrums though the latest data from IATA shows a slight increase in traffic in recent months. Between October and November 2012, airfreight traffic increased by a reasonable 2.4 percent with domestic traffic rising by 2.9 percent and international by 2.4 percent according to IATA…

By: Aircraft Value News

January 28, 2013

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MD11F Values Fade As Airfreight Market Remains in Doldrums

The stability for values of the MD11F once seemed assured but the lengthy depressed state of the airfreight market has increasingly seen the displacement of the type and values have inevitably experienced a notable decline. Nearly a decade ago the small package operators were eagerly searching MD11s for conversion to…

By: Aircraft Value News

November 19, 2012

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Lease Rentals Continue to Falter

The lease rentals of the freighter fleet continue to experience weakness. With the run up to the peak Christmas period comes the potential for increased demand as consumers shop for electronic goods. Unfortunately overall freight traffic remains weak such that long standing freight operators, Southern Air, has filed for Chapter…

By: Aircraft Value News

October 22, 2012

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Sporadic Demand Fails to Boost Rentals

The airfreight market is failing to show consistent demand – expect perhaps when it comes to meeting the insatiable appetite for the iPad – such that surplus capacity is undermining any recovery in lease rentals. The effect of an overall lack of demand is being exacerbated by directional imbalances such…

By: Aircraft Value News

July 16, 2012

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