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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas MD90
Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Values Of Old & New Continue To Diverge While the values of more modern aircraft continue to improve, those of older types face terminal decline in the face of a sustained rise in fuel prices and escalating maintenance costs. The majority of aircraft in mainstream production, particularly the narrowbodies, are…

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January 8, 2007
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Narrowbody Values Remain On The Up
The market remains strong and values continue to experience a modest rise. Boeing has managed to secure over 700 orders since the beginning of the year, illustrating that demand is still high. However, not all newer narrowbodies are developed as equals. The lack of orders for some examples remains a…

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October 16, 2006
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Values of Newer Aircraft Types Continue to Rise
The Results of Our Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing While both Airbus and Boeing secured substantial orders during 2005, the year 2006 has not been so kind to beleaguered Airbus. Lack of orders, problems facing four-engine widebodies, delays in the A380, uncertainty over the A350/A370, and the forced resignations of…

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July 10, 2006
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Stage 3 Values Experience Modest Rise
Although Airbus and Boeing have announced a more than four percent rise in list prices, the intense competition between the two manufacturers ensures that any rise in values remains muted. The backlog of undelivered orders may be at near record levels, but values have increased by three percent at most…

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June 26, 2006
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Values of Marginalized MD90 Fail to Inspire
Source One Spares of the U.S. has recently purchased two more ex-Uni Air MD90s for parting out. JT Power has purchased the two V2500 engines for similar scrapping. The company has now acquired six MD90s for scrapping. The two latest acquisitions, (serial numbers 53538 and 53539), were operated by Uni…

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May 29, 2006
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Scrapping of MD90s Highlights Fragility of Value of Marginalized Products
The further part scrapping of two MD90s underlines the problems still being experienced by values of less popular types and the potential difficulties of increasingly marginalized products in the future. Source One Spares of the U.S. has purchased two ex-Uni Air MD90s for scrapping its parts. JT Power has purchased…

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May 1, 2006
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Junkyard Beckons MD82s
Whatever the perceived opportunities that the MD82 offers in terms of lower capital costs, operators continue to dispose of the type in favor of newer, more efficient, equipment. Around seven years ago, the lack of availability and relative strength of the airline industry prevented values of the MD80 from sliding…

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May 1, 2006
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Stage 3 Values Continue to Enjoy Rise
The value of most of those narrowbodies that remain in volume production have enjoyed a further increase due to the extending backlog of orders and sustained demand. The record number of orders during 2005 for narrowbodies, not least for the Airbus A320 family, will likely make it difficult for the…

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March 20, 2006
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