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The B747-400 Market Presence. The B747-400 still represents the core of many major carriers fleets around the world. Performance, economy and capacity have, until recently, been unmatched and had become the baseline by which all other types are judged. In designing the A380, Airbus had to reduce operating costs by…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

November 12, 2007

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ILFC A350 Order Offers Potential for Strong Residuals

ILFC appears to have finally designed the aircraft it always wanted and committed to an order for 20 A350s suggesting that the revised aircraft will possess the attributes for residual value strength. Though the final configuration and design of the A350 has yet to be determined, enough of the basics…

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November 12, 2007

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Values of Dash8-400 Suffer Temporary Decline

SAS Grounding Likely to be Isolated Unless Authorities Step In The grounding of some 27 Dash8-400 examples by SAS has led to a temporary fall in the value of the type. The confirmation that the board of SAS has opted to withdraw the Dash8-400 is a significant event. Not only…

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November 12, 2007

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Values Fail to Progress Amidst Uncertainty

Values in general are failing to progress upwards owing to the uncertainty caused by rising fuel prices and fragility of the financial markets. With record backlogs and a waiting list akin to that of the IPhone, values and prices of new and used aircraft should be continuing to experience a…

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November 12, 2007

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Values of Lower Capacity Aircraft Could Suffer As Passengers Put On Weight

The discovery by SAS five years ago that the average weight of passengers, including hand luggage, is higher than the industry standard weight set 13 years ago, has led to fresh demands for a revised European-wide standard. In 1994, the Europeans set an average weight of 84 kilograms (185 pounds)…

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November 12, 2007

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B787 Delays Places Further Upward Pressure on B767 Rentals

Values of First 40 B787 Placed "On Watch" The six-month delay to the service entry of the B787 will place further upward pressure on the lease rentals, and indeed values, of the B767-300ER. The final assembly of the first B787 has been delayed by five months and flight testing by…

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October 29, 2007

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A380 Residuals Under Pressure Owing to Conversion Uncertainty

Airbus continue to be concerned that long-term residual values of the A380 are failing to take account of the potential for freighter conversion at the end of passenger use, some 20 years after entering service. Residual value forecasts for the A380 vary considerably. The very size of the A380 has…

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October 29, 2007

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Widebody Values Stable

To some extent the market for widebodies remains underserved creating a shortage and allowing values to show further modest signs of improvement. The delay in the delivery of the B787 has demonstrated the lack of widebody capacity. The B787 will not be delivered for at least another six months, possibly…

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October 29, 2007

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