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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
Lease Rentals Peak
The lease rentals of widebodies continue to exhibit stability but there is an expectation that they have reached their peak and are now on a plateau. A material upward shift in lease rentals could occur but only likely as a result of a rise in interest rates. A multitude of…

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October 6, 2014
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B777-300ER Residual Values Under Scrutiny As Remarketing Comes to Fore
The market for the B777-300ER seems as strong as ever with every lessor seemingly wishing to add the type to the portfolio but in the long term some concern exists as to the likely second tier operators. The values of the B777-300ER remain strong. New aircraft have reached values of…

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October 6, 2014
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: A330-300
Market Presence. Airbus has built a reputation around the use of the latest technology including envelope limiting computers, fly by wire and side stick controllers. Despite being designed in the 1980s, the A330 still is still viewed as contemporary though no match for the B787. Engines have undergone some upgrading,…

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October 6, 2014
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Financing of Middle Age Aircraft Becomes Possible Again
The European ISTAT Conference in Istanbul saw an increase in enthusiasm for Middle Age (MA) aircraft, previously seen as difficult to finance. Air Lease Corporation indicated that ten year old aircraft may be able to secure debt financing amounting to 70-75percent of the appraised value. This greater appetite for used…

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October 6, 2014
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Values Remain Steady Despite A330neo
The launch of the A330neo will likely limit the potential improvement in values of aircraft yet to be delivered but for those already in service and less than ten years of age, the impact is minimal. At one time, the -300 was so overshadowed by the success of the -200…

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October 6, 2014
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Values of Rolls-Royce Powered A330 and B777-200ERs “On Watch”
The values of A330 and B777s powered by Rolls-Royce engines have been placed “On Watch” status as concern over ease of remarketing increases. For the last decade there has increasing evidence that operators are becoming less wedded to a particular engine manufacturer. Many airlines now operate aircraft with difference engine…

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October 6, 2014
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Residual Values Today Take Heed of Events Not Expexcted 20 Years Ago
Residual values for aircraft are regularly being forecast ten, fifteen, twenty five years into the future and are increasingly needing to seek to encompass changing market conditions rather than merely extrapolate from the current market. In 1995 market forecasts relating to residual values for 2014 failed to anticipate major changes…

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September 22, 2014
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Values of Some Used Turboprops On The Rise
While the emphasis is currently on newer turboprops because of the sustained demand and relatively limited production rate, the types out of production are registering a notable improvement because of the very absence of production. While operators are seeking to up-gauge capacity to meet traffic growth, there exist many routes…

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September 22, 2014
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