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Older Widebody Values Continue to Decline
The older widebodies continue to possess low self-esteem due to the rising cost of fuel and maintenance. The MD11 is the only out of production widebody to show any improvement and this is a consequence of the demand for this type as a freighter. The most notable trend is evidenced…

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By: Aircraft Value News
May 1, 2006
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Junkyard Beckons MD82s
Whatever the perceived opportunities that the MD82 offers in terms of lower capital costs, operators continue to dispose of the type in favor of newer, more efficient, equipment. Around seven years ago, the lack of availability and relative strength of the airline industry prevented values of the MD80 from sliding…

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By: Aircraft Value News
May 1, 2006
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Simulator Values Under Scrutiny As Market Looks At Lesser Compliance
The introduction of a new generation of lesser simulators to provide recurrent training for pilots has the potential to reduce the emphasis on full flight simulators, thereby impacting the demand for such comprehensive machines and ultimately, values. Full flight Level D compliant devices dominate the simulator market. These offer the…

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By: Aircraft Value News
May 1, 2006
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Kingfisher A340-500 Order Fails to Prevent Further Weakening of Values
The order for five Airbus A340-500s plus five options from ambitious Indian carrier, Kingfisher Airlines, has failed to prevent the aircraft values from experiencing a marked decline over the course of the last six months. The high price of fuel has played an important role in seemingly devaluing both the…

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By: Aircraft Value News
May 1, 2006
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Higher Fuel Prices May Put Brakes on Value Improvement
Escalating Fuel Prices Increase Vulnerability of New & Established Carriers With oil prices nearing $75 a barrel, the potential for further airline failures and the resulting increase in aircraft availability will restrict the opportunity for values to register any further material improvement. Airlines around the world are imposing fuel surcharges…

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May 1, 2006
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Scrapping of MD90s Highlights Fragility of Value of Marginalized Products
The further part scrapping of two MD90s underlines the problems still being experienced by values of less popular types and the potential difficulties of increasingly marginalized products in the future. Source One Spares of the U.S. has purchased two ex-Uni Air MD90s for scrapping its parts. JT Power has purchased…

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By: Aircraft Value News
May 1, 2006
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A350 Residual Calculations on Hold As Airbus Ponders Future
Decision on Whether to Proceed Will Determine Widebody Values for 10-15 Years Whether the growing groundswell of customer opinion favoring an all-new Airbus A350--in terms of a new fuselage diameter and wing design--will see them changing direction will ultimately determine the fate of Airbus widebody residuals over the course of…

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By: Aircraft Value News
April 17, 2006
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New Narrowbody Pricing Fails to Advance Despite Extending Backlog
The mammoth number of orders placed in 2005 for members of the Airbus A320 and Boeing B737 narrowbody families has failed to stimulate a substantive increase in net new pricing, thereby constraining any significant improvement in used values. The year 2005 saw both Airbus and Boeing gain significant orders for…

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By: Aircraft Value News
April 17, 2006
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