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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
B757 Market Showing Clear Signs of Strain
The values of the B757 suffered a significant fall due to the Covid Event before staging some stability but there is no expectation of an improvement and instead, the inevitability of replacement beckons the type to the parking lot with the result that values will fall. The B757, initially designated…

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September 27, 2021
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Aircraft Market Assessment — The B757-200/-200ER
Market Presence. The success of the B757 has been due in no small part to its operational versatility but age, capacity and absence of fleet commonality have taken their toll. The power to weight ratio is of particular relevance allowing operation from runways that can cause problems for alternative equipment.…

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September 27, 2021
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Norwegian Cites “Tighter Market” for Lease Rates in 2022
As the demand for narrowbodies focusses on newer aircraft types and younger examples of outgoing models, lease rentals are beginning to increase as illustrated by recent comments by the heavily restructured Norwegian. Norwegian, although still very much operational, has been forced to curtail its operations as a result of the…

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September 13, 2021
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Net Pricing of B737 Reset - Again
Values of New B737 Set to Rise But Minimal Change in 25 Years The values of newly delivered aircraft have been variously reset over the last four decades because of significant downturns with the Covid Event being no exception but for narrowbodies at least, there is an expectation that the…

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September 13, 2021
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Nepal Airlines Finally Sells A Rare B757-200C for "$5.4 million"
The B757-200C owned by Nepal Airlines has been sold after a hiatus due to the Covid Event albeit for slightly less than the $5.7 million that was previously agreed. The aircraft (MSN 23863) was originally sold in December 2019 for $5.7 million to CSDS Asset Management after being offered for…

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September 13, 2021
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Lessor Ilyushin Finance Seeks to Sell Tu-204 / Tu-214 for $20.6 million Each
The Russian lessor, Ilyushin Finance, is reportedly seeking to sell seven Tu-204/Tu-214s for $20.6 million each but the aircraft are not in an airworthy condition. The Tu-204 is the Russian version of the B757 powered by PS-90 engines (the TU204-120 is powered by RB211 engines and are not part of…

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September 13, 2021
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B777-200ER Values Fall into Abyss
The values of the B777-200ER, already under severe pressure prior to the Covid Event, have effectively been halved with no prospect of an improvement with the likelihood that further significant declines will be experienced. The values of the B777-200ER were at their peak some 15 years ago just before the…

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September 13, 2021
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Rentals Start to Show Premium Once More
The leasing of regional jets – notably outside of the U.S. – has traditionally elicited a premium when compared to mainline jets. The regional jet market has a lesser number of lessors, reducing the degree of competition. With fewer lessors, the lessees are faced with higher rentals. The vanilla operating…

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September 13, 2021
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