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Aircraft Archive: A318
B737-600 Values Continue to Fall
With a paltry 69 orders, the values of the -600 have continued to decline. Values of the -600 were placed “On Watch” status seven years ago and to all intents, the variant has become marginalized such that existing operators. Marginalization indicates considerable difficulty in placing the aircraft though few if…

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November 24, 2008
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The B737-600 Market Presence. In developing the B737NG Boeing created another more than capable product. Range, operating costs and interior flexibility have all been addressed. However, the market for the –600 has changed and the A318 represents an extremely competitive alternative. The range performance of the higher gross weight –600…

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November 24, 2008
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Values Of A318 Fail to Inspire
The 100 seater market remains as fragile as ever and interest in the A318 continues to remain on the Elite rather the commercial version. Even the departure of the B717 from the competition ring did not lead to improved market conditions for the A318. With a virtually static order book…

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November 10, 2008
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
Market Presence. As a member of the A320 family, technology is not an issue for the A318. Technical obsolescence will not feature for some years or at least until the A320 family is upgraded or replaced. The interior of the A318, providing a wider diameter than the competition, is already…

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November 10, 2008
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Long Haul Ambitions May Aid Values if Widebody Demand Evaporates
The highly publicized reiterated ambition of Ryanair to participate in the sometimes lucrative transatlantic market could mop up some of the excess widebody capacity that could possibly emerge as a consequence of corporate failures and order cancellations. Ryanair, having already indicated such an intent in 2007 when oil prices started…

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November 10, 2008
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Values of Newer Aircraft Start to Falter
To date the principal focus of the effects of the downturn have focused on the older generation aircraft but as operators face every tougher conditions, the weakness in values has begun to spread to newer types. Gaps have begun to appear in delivery schedules which may allow some operators to…

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September 1, 2008
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Rentals Face Mixed Pressures
The lease rentals of modern narrowbodies continue to face a number of pressures. One the one hand the lessors are appreciative of the still strong demand for more modern aircraft but lessees are also aware of the increasing fragility of the market. With the potential for lease rental weakness, lessors…

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August 18, 2008
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B717 Values Have Nowhere to Hide
With the ending of production, the values of the B717 managed to slip further though such declines were forecast. The ending of production saw the delivery of only 155 units, far short of the 400 deemed necessary for values to stand a chance of achieving even stability. The Boeing B717-200,…

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August 4, 2008
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