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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
Aircraft Asset Assessment
Market Presence. Based extensively on the A320, use of computers, fly-by-wire systems, side stick controllers, all ensure that the family will maintain parity with other products on the market for the short term. The introduction of the -900ER represented an important challenge to the A321 but in view of the…

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June 26, 2017
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"A380Enhanced” To Aid Retention & May Stimulate New Orders
Values Remain “On Watch” Status As Remarketing Proves Difficult The Paris Air Show at Le Bourget elicited few surprises in terms of orders or developments but the improvements to the A380 will go some way to stabilizing the predicament facing the A380. Overall, the changes could see a cash operating…

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June 26, 2017
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Values of the -8I Face Sustained Decline
With the values of newly delivered -8Is continuing to fall, this is accelerating the decline in values of used aircraft. If the first A380 to enter the used market is set to be scrapped then a similar fate awaits the first -8Is to enter the market. Over the course of…

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June 12, 2017
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B777-200ER Lease Rentals Continue to Experience Downward Trend
The lease rentals of the B777-200ER are suffering again as the market increasingly turns its attention to new types. The lease rentals of the -200ER have enjoyed notable success over the years with a notable recovery in the mid 2000s as a result of exceptional demand in the international market.…

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June 12, 2017
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Turboprop lease Rentals Still Attractive for Lessors
While the lease rentals for the older turboprops may have fallen over the last six months, the margins on turboprops are still sufficiently higher than for jets as to make them attractive for lessors. The change in accounting regulations which means that leases may have to be reflected in company…

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June 12, 2017
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B777-300ER Values Fall Though Supply Remains Limited
There can be no doubting the popularity of the B777-300ER both in terms of the remaining backlog through to the arrival of the B777-9 and the limited number on the used market but such factors are only part of the equation when determining current and near-term residual values, particularly when…

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June 12, 2017
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Market Transition Keeps Lid on Values
The number of negative influences on the market continue to outweigh the positives and values of those aircraft in production ate fortunate to remain unchanged. The manufacturers are conscious that in terms of securing orders for the A320ceo and B737NG there is a time limit before production must end though…

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June 12, 2017
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Aircraft Asset Assessment-The B747-8I
Market Presence. The development of the B747-8I improved the operating economics of the type. Airbus indicates that the A380 currently offers a 15-20 percent efficiency improvement over the B747-400. The larger -8I makes the differential much more marginal. Indeed Boeing cites that the trip cost of the -8I over the…

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June 12, 2017
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