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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas DC10-40
Improving Market Keeps Values on Even Keel
Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing Highlights Resurgence The development of the B7E7, the launch of the A350, the likelihood of major updates to the B737NG and A320 families before 2010 are all factors that are drawing attention away from the modest improvement in current market values for most of the…

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January 24, 2005
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Values of Older Widebodies Continue To Face Harsh Environment
The increase in international traffic is allowing major operators to further improve the utilization of existing equipment and contemplate the acquisition of new aircraft. In contrast to previous recovery periods, operators prefer to dispose of older equipment, and values are inevitably being adversely impacted as a result. One of the…

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November 1, 2004
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High Fuel Price Makes for Tough Times
Despite the prospect of higher interest rates resulting from the inflationary effects of rising fuel prices, lease rentals of older equipment continue to be held back by the increasing appetite for newer equipment. With an improving market, the normal trend is for newer equipment to be absorbed first, for operators…

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October 18, 2004
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International Traffic Fails to Halt Slide in Older Widebody Values
International carriers are virtually scrambling to find capacity to meet the surge in traffic but little respite is being afforded the widebodies no longer in production. The need for capacity is serving to accelerate the displacement of older equipment. High operating costs and lack of interior flexibility are making out…

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August 23, 2004
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Recovery Fails to Aid Aging Widebody Values
The scrapping of older widebodies has become one of the few options left for owners. The parking lots remain full of aging aircraft, few of which are likely to return to the skies. For most, freighter conversion is no longer an option, as operators seek to convert aircraft such as…

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May 17, 2004
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No Respite for Older Widebody Rentals
Rentals of the older widebodies have not been buoyed by the improvement in other aircraft categories. The lease rates for newer widebodies and mainstream narrowbodies have recently experienced a modest increase, a result of improving demand and the pressure on interest rates. Any rise in the rentals of older widebodies…

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May 3, 2004
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Credit & Term Determine Rental Levels
Rental levels of older widebodies continue to be heavily influenced by the financial standing of the lessee, the condition of the asset and the length of the lease term. Rentals for older types can exhibit a significant range in price. The four fundamentals of lease rentals, leaving aside interest rates…

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February 9, 2004
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Values Seek to Shrug Off Security Woes The latest round of high profile media attention on aviation-related security issues has the potential to adversely affect the tenuous recovery in lease rentals should such issues persist or manifest into terrorist action. Prior to the current spate of problems, the industry was…

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January 12, 2004
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