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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
Embraer Legacy 650 Values Weakened by 650E
The values of the Embraer Legacy 650 have been adversely impacted by the launch and development of the E650E, reflecting the lower delivery rate of Embraer business jets. In October 2016, the Legacy 650E was launched and is due to enter service during the first quarter of 2017. The Legacy…

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May 1, 2017
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
Market Presence. The B787-8 has sold in reasonable numbers with the orderbook totaling 423 of which 332 have been delivered leaving a backlog of 91 units. Yet, between March 2016 and March 2017 there have been only nine new orders for the B787-8 compared to 39 deliveries. This compares with…

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May 1, 2017
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Widebody Rentals Stable As Market Picks Up
The airfeight market has at last shown improvement with the figures from IATA showing a nearl double digit improvement over the same month I 2016. Importantly, capacity actually fell in February which allowed load factors to uncrease 43.5 percent and for international load factors to increase to 48 percent. Some…

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May 1, 2017
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Aircraft Asset Assessment The B767-300
Market Presence. The B767-300 has an extremely limited market presence. The absence of orders and deliveries within the last two decades has increased the expectation of difficult trading conditions. With only twelve operators, of which two possess than 50 percent of the fleet, future demand for used units in a…

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April 18, 2017
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Parked Aircraft Continue to Below 8% of the Fleet
The number of aircraft in storage or parked has lost much of its relevance over the last ten years whereas at one time, it was a crucial component in determining values. According to Jet Information Services (ww.jetinventory.com) of the 27,800 commercial jet aircraft in service as of the end of…

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April 17, 2017
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B767-300 Values Fall into Abyss
The values of the B767-300 have fallen into the abyss from which there is no return and even selling the limited life remaining on the engines will not yield much when parted out. The problems facing the B767-300 program are indicated by the order status. Only seven units were ordered…

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April 17, 2017
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Attributing Half Life “Value” to Ageing Aircraft Fails to Reflect Reality
The far greater use of half to full life monetary adjustments has increased served to obscure the reality that affects ageing aircraft – that in the last quarter of the life of an aircraft, the concept of half-life loses its relevance. Understandably appraisers, ever since Mort Beyer and Jordan Greene…

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April 17, 2017
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Used Prices Continue to Fall
The business jet market is entering something of a new market environment in view of the extending age profile of the existing fleet and the need to contemplate upgrades in the coming years. This will mean that a significant number of aircraft are over 20 years of age. To date,…

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April 17, 2017
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