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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
Dash8-400 Rentals Could be Affected by Disposals
The effect of a rise in the availability of key leased products on lease rentals has been clearly illustrated with the ATR72-600 during the latter part of 2017 and early 2018 and other types are exposed going forward. A year ago the planned and unexpected release onto the market of…

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October 1, 2018
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First A380 Dismantling Increases Focus on Part Out/Scrap Values
Other Large Widebodies Also Face Remarketing Difficulties The first of two A380s that were previously operated by Singapore Airlines have started to be parted out rather than scrapped with the expectation that investors of the two funds involved in the financing of the aircraft will receive a 145 to 155…

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October 1, 2018
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
A310-300 Market Presence. The A310-300 at least features a two-person cockpit though it lacks the sophistication of the later Airbus product range. The powerplants remained reasonably competitive until recently. Operational flexibility of the A310-300 varies considerably depending on the MTOW and whether additional fuel tanks are fitted in the lower…

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September 17, 2018
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A310-300 Values Slide Into Abyss
Placing a value on the A310-300 is something of an irrelevance as asset based financing is no longer a viable option for the type. The decline in the -300 fleet over the years says it all. The aircraft was converted to freighter but a reasonable number remained in the passenger…

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September 17, 2018
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Freighter Values Benefit from Stable Traffic
While the market for airfreight is lower now that any time since 2016, the upward trend is still sufficient to keep freighter values stable. The slowdown for July 2018 compared to the previous July was apparent with only 2.1 percent growth being recorded according to IATA. This meant that the…

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September 17, 2018
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A321neo Fuel Tank Status Warrants Premium
The number of auxiliary fuel tanks installed in the A321 is becoming of greater importance as heavier examples are delivered. The success of the A321 in recent years has been due to only its capacity but its range capability. As the maximum take off weights have been increased, this has…

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September 17, 2018
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End of Line B737-800 Values Show Fatigue
Some have long sought to dispel the apparent perception that aircraft built in the final years of the program are not subject to greater than average deterioration particularly with respect to the and B737-800 but there is growing evidence that values of those -800s delivered recently are falling at a…

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September 17, 2018
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Rentals Stable But Should They Be Rising?
The lease rentals of new narrowbodies continue to remain stable but in the context of strong demand there should be some upward movement. Indeed, lease rentals of the more popular types such as the A320ceo, A320neo, B737-800 and B737-8 remain well below $390,000 per month. There are some deals still…

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September 17, 2018
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