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Arrival of B747-8F Will Place Greater Pressure on Older B747 Freighters
The B747-8F is at last close to entering service and such is the increase in the payload of the aircraft that even a relative few in service could displace existing types. The payload of the B747-8F is more than 130 tonnes compares to just over 110 tonnes for the B747-400ERF.…

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By: Aircraft Value News
May 9, 2011
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B737-900ER Values Lag Behind A321-200
Continental Switch to -900ERFails to Lift Values Despite the sustained move toward larger capacity narrowbodies as a means of reducing seat mile costs, the switch by Continental to the larger B737-900ER has failed to prevent current values slipping below those of the competing A321-200. Continental has just taken delivery of…

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By: Aircraft Value News
May 9, 2011
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Sizeable Order Backlog Masks Potential Value Weakness
The significant backlogs recorded by the principal manufacturers as of March 31st 2011 continue to obscure profound uncertainty surrounding the values of narrowbodies. At the end of March 2011, Airbus still had a backlog of 3,434 and Boeing a remarkably similar 3,445. This compares with a backlog of 3,693 and…

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By: Aircraft Value News
May 9, 2011
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Engine Values Experience Modest Decline
The combination of greater engine maturity and stable utilization rates has prevented engine values from increasing any further while in some cases the number of aircraft parked has prompted a further decline. As operators have sought to bring aircraft back into service and increase utilization during the recovery period, values…

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By: Aircraft Value News
May 9, 2011
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New Orders Mask Problems for Used Values
The aviation market may appear to be gaining strength as new orders are placed but seeking to sell a used unencumbered aircraft for cash, even one under ten years of age, continues to require considerable pricing flexibility. As of last year, in the third quarter of 2010, market conditions for…

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By: Aircraft Value News
April 25, 2011
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Parked Aircraft Loses Significance to Value Behavior
The relevance of parked or stored aircraft to used value behavior has lost its significance as aircraft have reached the end of their service lives rather than be prematurely consigned to the parking lot. As of the end of December 2010 the number of aircraft that were listed by Jet…

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By: Aircraft Value News
April 25, 2011
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Embraer 190 Values Rise As Demand Increases & Order Tally Exceeds 500
The values of the E190 have continued to rise over the last quarter as the order tally for the E190 as a variant exceeds 500 and as orders for the E-Jets as a whole pass the 1,000 mark. In contrast to the 50 seat market, which represents something of an…

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By: Aircraft Value News
April 25, 2011
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MD80 Values Continue to Fade As SAS Orders Replacements
Five years ago some suggested that the then low capital cost of the M80 made it inevitable that the type would once again be absorbed back into the fleet but the recent announcement by stalwart operator SAS that it will replace the type with a mix of B737NGs underlines the…

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By: Aircraft Value News
April 25, 2011
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