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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
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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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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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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October 31, 2016
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Apollo Cites Difficulties In Acquring B777-200ERs for Onward Lease
The liquidity – or apparent lack of it - of the B777-200ER and -300 market continues to make it difficult for the lessors to participate, particularly in terms of acquiring aircraft for onward lease thereby impacting values according to Apollo Aviation. Apollo Aviation has been seeking to become more involved…

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October 31, 2016
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
Market Presence. The -300 has been in service for 18 years and as such it is little wonder that the first unit has been scrapped. The limited range of the -300, at least with respect to the capability of most other current widebodies, makes it suited to the needs of…

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October 31, 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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October 17, 2016
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Utilization Adjustment Can Result in 20 Percent Value Difference
There are many quantifiable factors that impact the value of an aircraft but the of utilization remains somewhat subjective. The effect of a differing maintenance status on the value of an aircraft can be significant and as a proportion of the value increases over time. For a ten year old…

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October 17, 2016
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Market for Narrowbodies Remains Strong
The market for newer narrowbodies remains strong with any decline being more age related than due to the transition to new types. The mainstream A320s and B737-800s continue to be in demand though some operators are struggling to cope with lower yields resulting from increased competition and fluctuating fuel prices.…

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October 17, 2016
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