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MD80 Lease Rentals Show Signs of Improvement
Demand Increases as Supply of Alternatives Dries Up After years of facing depressed levels, lease rentals of the McDonnell Douglas MD82 and MD83 are at last showing some improvement as demand increases in the face of a shortage of alternative equipment. Lease rentals and values of the MD80 series, since…

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July 25, 2005
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Boeing Keeps B747 Production Going, But at What Price?
For Boeing to maintain production of the B747 until the arrival of the B747-400X, the manufacturer must push for sales of even more freighters. But to encourage customers to opt for the existing model rather than wait for the newer example -- or opt for Boeing's B777-200LRF or Airbus's A380…

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July 25, 2005
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Rentals Continue to Show Improvement
The rentals of in production narrowbodies continue to improve, but the rate of increase is not as significant as it has been in the past. Interest rates have not seemingly increased over the last few months, so rate increases are being based solely on market demand. Lessors are therefore increasingly…

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July 25, 2005
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Some Freighter Rentals Show Slight Increase
The cargo market continues to grow and with it the demand for cargo capacity. The high price of fuel is inevitably having an impact on some of the older freighters, which are being replaced with newer types. However, to a large extent, the demand for cargo space is overcoming any…

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July 25, 2005
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Lease Rentals Rise But Values Remain on the Ropes
Lease rentals of the McDonnell Douglas MD83 have managed to register an improvement over the last six to nine months as operators have had to confront a lack of availability of more modern aircraft types. Despite still being the most desirable of the MD80 variants, the fortunes of the MD83…

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July 25, 2005
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Demand from Freighter Sector Helps Relieve Pressure on A310-300 Values
Having experienced a significant fall over the last few years, the values of the Airbus A310-300 are at last showing some sign of leveling off as a result of the surplus capacity being acquired for freighter conversions. Values of A310-300s have fallen significantly below $10 million in some cases, particularly…

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July 25, 2005
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