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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
Order for A320NEO Will See Greater Lessor Interest
The launch of the A320NEO has already been validated with the Letter of Intent from IndiGo and orders for 30 from Virgin America providing much needed reassurance for the lessors that the type is wanted by the airlines. With the shift in emphasis from traditional aircraft financing to the operating…

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January 31, 2011
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Delta Request for Quotation Points to Waning B757 Values
Delta, in issuing a Request for Quotation for 400 up to narrowbody aircraft, underlines the likely replacement of such aircraft as the DC9, B757 and early A320s during the course of this decade. The request, while likely to take many months to come to fruition, calls for a quotation for…

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January 31, 2011
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Freight Traffic Stutters But Trend Remains Up
The month of November saw a reversal of recent trends and freighter traffic fell compared to the previous month. However, the overall trend is upwards albeit at lower monthly rises due to the improving picture at the end of 2009. The demand for freighters continues to rise which is allowing…

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January 31, 2011
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Chapter 2 Values Fade From View
For the majority of Chapter 2 aircraft, any value mostly resides with the operator. Seeking to sell the aircraft for cash was already proving to be more difficult and the credit crunch has only exaggerated the difficulties. There has been little change since the last update of June and therefore…

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January 31, 2011
AVN
Values of B757-300 Fail to Inspire
When the B757-300 was first ordered by Condor Flugdienst in September 1996 it seemed that the then ubiquitous B757-200 would be accompanied by a worth companion. Unfortunately, with only 55 orders, the amount of resources expanded on the development of the larger variant has barely seemed worthwhile. Current operators are…

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January 31, 2011
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Boeing List Prices See Near Six Percent Rise over Two Years
B787-3 Dropped But B787-8 Price Rises by Massive 11 Percent Registering a near six percent rise over two years, Boeing announced list prices for 2010 just days before the end of the year. Earlier in 2010 Airbus announced list prices for 2010, also indicating a six percent rise over two…

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January 17, 2011
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A320 Family Values Start to Take Heed of NEO
The launch of the A320NEO, while much needed by operators searching to contain operating costs, has repercussions and consequences for the current and future values of the A320 Family as well as the B737NG. The A320NEO family – ie the A319, A320 and A321 – will become the airframe/engine combination…

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January 17, 2011
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A320 Lease Rentals Continue to Experience Problems
While the market in general is recovering, with lease rentals showing distinct signs of improvement for a range of aircraft, the lease rentals of used A320s are not as strong as the backlog for new aircraft suggests. The B737-800 continues to be the strongest of narrowbody leasing vehicles but the…

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January 17, 2011
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