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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
Scrap Values Come to Fore Particularly for Widebodies
While the overall market – and market sentiment – remains reasonably optimistic, there exists sufficient concern as to prompt ever greater interest in seeking to establish the scrap value both now and in the future. There are two parting out values. The first parting out value is the price that…

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November 14, 2016
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First Flight of Bombardier Global 7000 Raises Issue of Value Retention
Bombardier made the first flight of the Global 7000 in early November and this has raised the issue of both the initial selling price and the residual value retention. The Global 7000 is the latest offering from Bombardier. Based on the Global 6000, the 7000 offers much more interior space…

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November 14, 2016
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70 Seat Regional Jet Values Suffer as Market Turns to Larger Offerings
The values of both new and used 70 seat regional jets continues to decline as a consequence of changing demand patterns and the arrival of new types. The CRJ700 and E170 have both in production for over a decade and in the last few years delivery rates have fallen to…

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November 14, 2016
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A320neo and B737MAX Still Warrant Premium Despite Fall in Fuel Price
The premium attributed to the A320neo and B737MAX over existing products continues to remain valid even if the amount has declined slightly. There has been considerable speculation that due to the fall in the price of fuel then both lease rentals and values warrant a lesser premium over existing products.…

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October 31, 2016
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Capacity of B777-300 Fails to Halt Fall in Values
The -300 has considerable capacity but lacks the range of the -300ER and as such values are continuing to fall. The operator base has always been limited with only 60 ever having been built. A -300 has recently been lost as a result of a crash at Dubai and a…

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October 31, 2016
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CSeries Pricing Under Scrutiny As Another $1 Billion Funding Sought
The pricing being offered to customers continues to be under scrutiny as Embraer reportedly considers making a complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding the effect of investment from regional and federal entities. Embraer are concerned that a $1 billion investment made by the Quebec administration allowed Bombardier to…

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October 31, 2016
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A380 Values Face Tough Time
The values of used A380s are experiencing difficult times partly as a result of the SIA decision to hand back a very early example to its lessor but also as a result of the cutback in production and limited advancement of the orderbook. The decision by SIA to handback serial…

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October 31, 2016
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Another Gulfstream Product Ends Production – The G450
Production of the G450 is to cease by 2018 in favor of the all new G500 with pricing of the former having all but collapsed in the last few years. The G450 has been a success in terms of production to date with more than 350 in service since first…

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October 31, 2016
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