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Larger Regional Jets See Value Improvement
While the values of the 50 seat regional jets remain in the doldrums those of the larger variants are seeing a modest increase. The 70+ seaters may not be securing the quantity of orders desired by the manufacturers but there remains sufficient activity in the used market as to provide…

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September 27, 2010
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B737-900ER Values Start to Improve
The market for the larger -900ER has the potential to improve as operators seek larger equipment as a means of reducing seat mile costs. In the spring of 2001, Boeing started studying the possibility of a -900X featuring more range and allowing more seats to be fitted. This necessitated the…

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September 27, 2010
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: B737-900ER
Market Presence. As a member of the B737NG family the fate of the -900ER is somewhat assured. The use of extra fuel tanks provides the range while the extra exits offers operators the necessary capacity to compensate for the higher weight - and cost. The extra tanks, which can be…

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September 27, 2010
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B747-400F Crash Re-Ignites Potential Need for Freighter Modifications
The tragic crash of an UPS B747-400F Freighter may have passed largely unnoticed but the implications for freighter aircraft could be significant. The incident at Dubai involved a fire in the cargo hold prior to the crash. There have been reports that the aircraft was carrying a large amount of…

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September 27, 2010
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B777-200F Values Nearly Return to Pre-Recession Levels
While values of passenger aircraft are struggling to emerge from the recession those of freighter aircraft are already experiencing an improvement. For more than twelve months between August 2008 and September 2009, airfreight experienced record falls. Inevitably, with so many freighter aircraft lying idle, values in the middle of 2009…

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September 13, 2010
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Turboprop Rentals Edge Slightly

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September 13, 2010
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Upwards
Lease rentals of turboprops have enjoyed stability which can only be envied by the jet sector. Demand is once again beginning to outstrip supply albeit with the preference being for new aircraft. Even with the introduction of the ATR72-600 and Dash8-400NG, lease rentals of the existing ATR72--500 and Dash8-400 are…

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September 13, 2010
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Stage is Set For Rise in Newer Narrowbody Values
With many of the parameters that precipitate a rise in values now in the right position, values are expected to emerge from their chrysalis and move outwards and upwards next year. With values of the narrowbodies in production having fallen by more than 20 percent since the start of the…

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September 13, 2010
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