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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
Narrowbody Cabin Interiors Have Limited Impact on Values
The modifiers that are increasingly being used to determine the relative value of specific aircraft need to be relevant rather than spurious and a number of cabin related products that may incur a cost for the original customer may have little or no value to a subsequent operator. The seating…

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By: Aircraft Value News
June 13, 2016
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United Airlines EETC Show Bullish Values
The United Airlines 2015-1 EETC of November 2015 continued to show strong values for the B737-900ER from three appraisers. The United Airlines EETC comprises six newer B737-900ERS delivered between August and October 2015 as well as four B787-9s delivered between September and November 2015. The aggregate appraised value of the…

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By: Aircraft Value News
June 13, 2016
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Lease Rentals Continue to Focus on Newer Types
For the last five years, lessors have preferred to focus on the new turboprops which offer lesser risk and the prospect of greater returns. The older turboprops tend to be acquired via more traditional financing methods than the operating lease. Seeking to write down the capital cost is therefore more…

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By: Aircraft Value News
June 13, 2016
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Aircraft Asset Assessment The ERJ145
Market Presence. Part of the structure of the ERJ145 can be traced to the successful EMB120 Brasilia. The airframe is therefore something of a known quantity in terms of being able to cope with the short sector lengths. The ability of the regional jets to offer a similar service life…

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By: Aircraft Value News
June 13, 2016
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Rentals Remain Stable
The rate of traffic growth continues to be above trend and this is allowing rentals to remain stable at least for the newer and MLA (Mid Life Aircraft) aircraft. The competition is intense among the lessors as more institutions enter the market and margins are therefore being impacted to some…

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By: Aircraft Value News
May 30, 2016
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American EETC Reveals Strong Values from Three Appraisers
But Moodys Values Aircraft Lower The Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate (EETC) issued by American Airlines (Series 2016-2) earlier this year saw 22 aircraft valued by three appraisers at an aggregate $1.497 billion. The 22 aircraft being financed comprised modern aircraft of 11 A321-200s; seven B737-800s; two B777-300ERs; and two B787-8s…

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By: Aircraft Value News
May 30, 2016
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A320s Under Scrutiny As Alaska Acquires Virgin America
With all Airbus equipped Virgin America being sold to all Boeing powered Alaska there exists the risk that a good number of used quality A320s may enter the market if Alaska seeks to rationalize its fleet around the Boeing product. Virgin America currently operates some 50 A320s and 10 A319s…

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By: Aircraft Value News
May 30, 2016
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Concept of “Half to Full Life” Fluid As Aircraft Move Pass Mid Life
For many years it has become the norm for investors and lessors to add a dollar amount to compensate for an aircraft being returned in full life or via a monetary adjustment but as an aircraft ages it becomes ever more impractical to consider that an aircraft will actually be…

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By: Aircraft Value News
May 30, 2016
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