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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
B777F Values Lose Premium
While deliveries of the B777-200F continue to be made, the malaise of the freighter market ensures that values remain realistic. The heritage of the B777-200LRF can be traced back to the mid 1990s when Boeing considered a Combi version of the B777 featuring a main deck cargo door. The principal…

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September 8, 2014
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
 The market is currently experiencing a measure of stability for newer aircraft types with the older types continuing to find less favor even as a record backlog exists. Seeking to sell a used unencumbered aircraft for cash, even one under ten years of age, continues to require considerable pricing flexibility;…

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August 25, 2014
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Values of Older Turboprops Show Upward Trend
Whereas values of older jets seem destined to continue to drift downwards, the values of many used turboprops are showing at least stability if not improvement. The older turboprops such as the HS748 and F27s are being increasingly retired due to lack of spares and rising maintenance costs. Finding pilots…

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August 11, 2014
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Values Yet to Follow Rise in Airfreight
According to IATA data airfreight traffic increased by 4.1 percent in the first six months of 2014 representing reasonably strong growth but values have yet to experience a reversal of the downward trend exhibited for so many years. Load factors, which are still below 50 percent, need to advance by…

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August 11, 2014
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New A321 Values/Lease Rentals Continue to Creep Upwards
The values and lease rentals of newly delivered A321-200s continue to edge upwards as the preference for the type continues. In the first six months of 2014 Airbus delivered 67 A321-200s. This compares with 47 during the same period in 2013. While the number of B737-900ER deliveries also increased from…

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August 11, 2014
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: B747-400F
Market Presence. The net effect of changing market structure is to see a large number of B747-400F freighters remaining in storage some of which have already been parked for a long time. Out of a fleet of approximately 230 B747-400F and B747-400 converted freighters, there are around 40 in storage,…

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August 11, 2014
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Boeing List Prices for 2014 Rise by Modest Three Percent
The list prices published by Boeing for 2014 have risen by more than consumer inflation but are in line with the rise in net prices for aircraft delivered this year when compared to similar aircraft delivered last year. The average rise indicated by Boeing amounted to 3.1 percent with the…

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August 11, 2014
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Spare Parts Financing Offers Rewards But At Some Risk
The opportunity to finance spare parts packages is increasing as operators seek to ways of generating additional revenue and because airlines are less able to contemplate holding a large number of spares. As cost reduction becomes more important, and competition from low cost operators increases, many traditional airlines are seeking…

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August 11, 2014
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