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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
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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By: Aircraft Value News
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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By: Aircraft Value News
October 31, 2016
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B737-400SF Values Buck Downward Trend
Market for Freighter Remains Strong Despite -800F Momentum While demand for widebody airfreight capacity is only just stepping back from the abyss, the increase appetite for regional and localized airfreight operations has seen sufficiently consistent demand for the -400SF as to allow values to rise over the course of the…

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By: Aircraft Value News
October 31, 2016
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Some Freighters Remain in Demand
The market for freighters remains fragile at best though there are some types – notably the narrowbodies – that remain in demand. Momentum is building for the conversion of the B737-800 and with lessors having a large number of older examples at low capital cost this means of onward disposal…

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By: Aircraft Value News
October 31, 2016
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New RJs Cause Incumbent Types to Fall
With the introduction of new types such as the E2s and the MRJs, values of existing regional jets are beginning to feel the weight of transition. While the values of current generation regional jets are falling, this is in line with expectations and reflects previous stability. Embraer, Bombardier and MRJ…

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By: Aircraft Value News
October 31, 2016
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Rentals Continue to Fall for Older Examples
The lease rentals of older widebody aircraft continue to fall as the market moves to newer types. Sale and leaseback transactions, which constitute an increasingly large proportion of new aircraft deliveries, continue to involve higher lease rates than those attributed to vanilla dry operating lease rentals. Lease rentals are provided…

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By: Aircraft Value News
October 17, 2016
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Changing Market Structure Impacting Residual Values
The market structure, as it impacts values, is not a constant but is rather continually changing such that the aircraft held in high regard today will not be so sought after in the future, requiring that residual value projections anticipate such changes rather than extrapolate past trends. To appreciate the…

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By: Aircraft Value News
October 17, 2016
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Traffic Still Above Trend But Values Fail to Rise
Transition to New Types Will Also Constrain Values Through to End of Decade The latest result from IATA for passenger traffic continues to show growth above the long term trend but values for both new and used aircraft over the last twelve months have failed to increase. Values and lease…

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By: Aircraft Value News
October 17, 2016
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