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Boeing List Prices Exhibit Substantive Rise
Disconnect Between List & Actual Prices Remains Intact The average 4.4 percent rise in Boeing list prices continues to outstrip the increase in values, causing the differential between the two figures to increase. The lower and higher list prices recorded by Boeing reflect a range of available options and configurations…

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May 29, 2006
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A320 Medium Term Residuals Expected To Dip As Conversion Takes Shape
While the current values of the A320 remain buoyant, the expectation of greater supply in the medium term, and therefore lower values, has made it necessary for conversion of the type to freighter to be initiated. EFW of Dresden, part of EADS and parent of Airbus, in signing an agreement…

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May 29, 2006
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Airbus Seeks To Stimulate A318 Values With London City Capability
Airbus is seeking to boost the lack luster order book for the A318 by certifying the aircraft for use at London City airport, thereby offering operators a replacement for the range of BAe146s and other smaller jets that are currently being used. The A318 order book stands at only 86…

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May 29, 2006
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Values Maintained Despite High Fuel Prices
Demand for airfreight capacity has continued to increase although there is concern over whether the world economy will be adversely impacted by the high price of fuel. The principal effect of the high price of fuel seems to be the increased emphasis on the use of newer equipment. Manufacturers are…

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May 29, 2006
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Rentals Continue to Benefit From Fuel Pricing
The demand for both new and used turboprops continues to increase as operators appreciate that the high price of fuel is likely to remain a feature of the industry for at least the short term, and possibly the medium term. The need for higher capacity turboprops in established and new…

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May 29, 2006
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Values of Marginalized MD90 Fail to Inspire
Source One Spares of the U.S. has recently purchased two more ex-Uni Air MD90s for parting out. JT Power has purchased the two V2500 engines for similar scrapping. The company has now acquired six MD90s for scrapping. The two latest acquisitions, (serial numbers 53538 and 53539), were operated by Uni…

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May 29, 2006
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Storage Levels Fail to Budge But Values Continue to Rise
The number of aircraft in storage has marginally increased from a year ago but values continue to exhibit a rise. BACK Aviation Solutions reports that 1,196 jet aircraft were in storage as of the end of March 2006. This compares with 1,134 recorded twelve months earlier. Other sources estimate that…

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May 15, 2006
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End of Line B767-300ERs Values Expected to Suffer
Despite the current popularity of the B767-300ER, the values of those units to be built during the final years of the program will likely experience a significant decline in the medium to long term. As of the end of April 2006 there were 20 B767-300ERs remaining to be delivered. This…

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May 15, 2006
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