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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
Aircraft Retirements Show Rising Trend But Still Equate to Four Percent
With the strong demand for the capacity there would be an expectation that annual retirements would decrease but data from Jet Information Services suggest a modest rise in recent years. The retirement of aircraft continues to be a major concern for aircraft investors. There has been much discussion in the…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
September 4, 2017
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Length of Lease Continues to Influence Impact Rentals
The LRM (Lease Rental Matrix), which determines the average lease length and the adjustment to quoted lease rentals to reflect longer or shorter terms, has seen an extension to average terms as demand continues to outstrip supply but the last six months has not seen any significant change. A long…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
September 4, 2017
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Airliner VVIPs Perform Best
The airliner VVIP market has perhaps gained ever more attraction as the high net worth individuals value time and convenience with the scarcity of such aircraft offering risk and reward for buyer and seller alike. Usually a limited operator basis is usually seen as a negative, for the airliner type…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
September 4, 2017
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B777-300ER Rental Trend Shows Recent Downward Trend
The lease rentals of the B777-300ER have shown a fall of nearly ten percent over the course of the last twelve months reflecting the recognition that placement of those coming off lease will begin in earnest in the near term to second tier lessees seeking more attractive rates, at least…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
September 4, 2017
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B757 Residuals Look Increasingly Fragile
While conversions of the B757 to freighter are still taking place so too are parting outs indicating that the market for the type is weakening. Values of the B757 have been stable in the last few years. Between 2016-2017 values fell by only some four percent, half the average annual…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
September 4, 2017
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Lease Rentals Remain Stable
Even as the market enters into the off peak season when some operators seek to offload surplus capacity during the Northern Hemisphere winter months, the market for lease rentals has remained stable. There has been a notable casualty – airBerlin. The airBerlin Group comprises over 150 aircraft and is therefore…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
September 4, 2017
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Most Aircraft Types Show Some Decline in Lease Rentals
Competition Among Lessors Continues to Affect Rates The profits being secured by the lessors continues to range between 10-20 percent underlining the relative attraction of aircraft leasing compared other asset classes with DAE becoming the latest to buy another lessor, AWAS, at what may seem a premium. As a proportion…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
August 21, 2017
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Lease Encumbered Current Market Values
As the number of aircraft traded on a standalone basis diminishes, aircraft values are increasingly needing to assess the value of the attached lease – the Lease Encumbered Current Market Value (LECMV) or Securitized Value (SV). The number and more importantly, the proportion of aircraft being leased has been increasing…

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By: Aircraft Value Intelligence
August 21, 2017
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