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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
Heavy Business Jets Remain Under Pressure As Bombardier “De-Risks”
The market for business jets remains fragile with a sustained fall in used values for most types still every much in evidence, exemplified by the lack luster results for Bombardier business jets. In the year ending December 31st 2015, Bombardier highlighted the corporations readjustment to the prevailing weak market conditions.…

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April 18, 2016
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Lease Rentals Stable But Renegotiations Creep In
Standard and Poor’s Upgrades AerCap As Used Aircraft Remain Attractive The upgrade of AerCap by Standard and Poor’s is indicative of market conditions that continue to favor the lessors in terms of lease rentals, aircraft sales and interest rates but some airlines continue to experience difficulties forcing either the return…

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April 4, 2016
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The Fokker 100 Market Presence. The total of 278 deliveries for the Fokker 100 represented something of a success for a European manufacturer though the number pales against the deliveries made by U.S. manufacturers and more recently Embraer and Bombardier. The orders secured from American, and the then USAirways, were…

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March 21, 2016
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ERJ145 Values Face Further Problems
The values of the ERJ145 continue to be under severe pressure as a result of the move to larger capacity equipment and due to the ageing of the fleet. The filing of Chapter 11 by Republic who operate 33 ERJ145s has not helped the predicament of the type. Republic, through…

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March 21, 2016
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Low Inflation Rates Prevent Rise in Values
But Lower Prices Help to Stimulate Traffic & Therefore Demand The low rate of inflation continues to have an impact on used values due to the virtual stagnation of new aircraft pricing. While there are a myriad of factors that affect aircraft values, inflation remains one of principal drivers though…

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March 21, 2016
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Freighter Values Show No Improvement
Although the narrowbody sector continues to show promise, the dismal economic news from China weighs heavily on the widebody sector such that production of the B747-8F is reduced again. Values of both narrow and widebody freighters are failing to experience any improvement. The load factors being achieved are lower than…

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March 21, 2016
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Values of Used 70 Seaters Begin to Struggle
While the values of the 50 seaters are facing considerable difficulties, the market for early build 70 seaters are also experiencing weakness as operators demand greater seating capacity. With the lower price of fuel, the smaller regional jets are able to generate more profit and the crossover point in terms…

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March 21, 2016
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A350-900 Weight Options Offers Prospect of Residual Value Strength
The appraisers panel at the ISTAT Americas Conference saw considerable enthusiasm for the A350-900 and with an increase in the MTOW, the payload/range capability of the aircraft is further enhanced, offering the prospect of stronger residual values. Airbus has announced that the A350-900 is now available with a MTOW of…

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March 21, 2016
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