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Potential B777-400ER Yet To Impact B777-300ER Residual
While sketches of a possible stretch to the B777-300ER remain no more than doodles, the possibility of a new B777 variant emerging to plug the gap between the -300ER and the B747 needs to be taken seriously if view of residual value calculations projecting 15-20 years hence. The development of…

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April 2, 2007
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Robust Fortunes Expected For Short-Term Residuals
Improvement in U.S. Sector Removes Anxiety Paving Way for Rise The prospects for residuals in the short term continue to improve as the demand for aircraft increases amidst a shortage of quality equipment. Values of most of those types still in production in the short term, perhaps the next two…

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April 2, 2007
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Storage Figures Lose Relevance
There may be some 1,000 aircraft listed as being in storage but this is of little relevance to the current market when so many are not expected to be returned to service. Of the approximate 1,000 in storage, there are only four A319s, 11 A320s, two B767-300ERs, four B747-400s, three…

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April 2, 2007
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New Aircraft Pricing Continues To See Discounting
Despite the optimism surrounding short-term residuals the pricing being offered on new aircraft remains competitive. The backlogs may be extending to the next decade but the pencils of both manufacturers sales teams have to remain sharp. The competitive element remains sufficiently strong as to force the manufacturers to offer considerable…

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April 2, 2007
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"End" of B747-400 Passenger Deliveries Fails To Dampen Values
The last passenger B747-400 has been effectively delivered as a result of a change in an existing order by Philippine Airlines but this milestone has failed to dent values for the ageing leviathan. Philippine Airlines has changed the only remaining order for the passenger version of the B747-400 to B777s,…

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April 2, 2007
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Rates Remain Stable
At long last the lease rentals of the older widebodies appear to have stopped falling with some actually registering an increase as operators seek short-term solutions to longer-term shortfalls in capacity. While the price of oil continues to hover around $60 a barrel the lack of widebody capacity from the…

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April 2, 2007
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Annual Jet Aircraft Lease Rate Listing
Incremental Rise in Lease Rentals Persists The imbalance between supply and demand in favor of the latter has continued to allow lease rentals of newer equipment further improvement. For over two years lease rentals have enjoyed a substantive revival. Lease rentals of such popular aircraft were less than $200,000 during…

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March 19, 2007
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A380F Residuals Under Scrutiny As UPS Considers Order
Cancellation Could Hamper Fresh Orders But Would Boost B747-8F In the event UPS opts to drop its order for 10 A380Fs calculating both current and future values for the type will become extremely problematical. The previous cancellation of freighter orders from FedEx, ILFC and Emirates, emanating from delays in the…

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March 5, 2007
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