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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A320
B737 Classic Freighter Conversion Values Stable
The values of B737 Classic freighters are increasingly showing an element of disconnect with those of the passenger examples. Traditionally, the values of freighters were closely tied to the value of passenger units until such time as forty percent of the passenger fleet had been converted. The value of the…

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June 16, 2014
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Aircraft Ratings Show Slippage for Variety of Aircraft As Product Line Shifts
The Aircraft Ratings for a variety of popular aircraft types have exhibited a further downgrading as a result of the development of new products. The latest update to The Aircraft Value Analysis Company’s (www.aircraftvalues.net) Aircraft Ratings indicates that the relative asset strength of the majority of aircraft still in production…

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June 2, 2014
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B737-400 Values Edge Towards Part Out Levels
Values of the -400 continue to decline as the market moves towards newer types with even engine values experiencing falls. Over the period 2004-2007 rentals of the B737-400 had been improving but since then have experienced significant declines. However, even though the -400 lacks the payload/range performance of the A319/A320…

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June 2, 2014
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: B737-400
Market Presence. The B737-400 is clearly showing its age in terms of efficiency, specification and market orientation. Structure and systems can be traced back to the 1960s, if not before, while performance and capacity reflect the 1980s. However, partly perhaps because of its heritage, the structure remains reasonably robust and…

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June 2, 2014
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Market Values of New Aircraft Exhibit Modest Rise for 2014
Values of new aircraft delivered in 2014 are in general managing to attract an increase over the value of aircraft when delivered new in 2013, if only just. The overall rise in values in new aircraft is only sufficient to negate the effects of annual escalation on aircraft already ordered.…

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May 19, 2014
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Rates for Older In Production Narrowbodies Fall
The lease rentals for the older examples of in-production narrowbodies continues to fall as availability increases and as the preference for newer types mounts. www.aircraftvalues.net or www.aircraftvalues.com. Rates are quoted in thousands of US dollars per month and exclude maintenance reserves. They assume a medium credit, average return conditions and…

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May 19, 2014
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Lessors Need to Maximize Aircraft Capacity Potential for Long Term
The move to larger aircraft continues - as evidenced by the increase in popularity of the A321 - but there also exists a more subtle shift in capacity of existing equipment as operators introduce more seats and manufacturers raise capacity limits. Seeking to identify the increase in aircraft capacity can…

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May 5, 2014
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MD90 Values Continue to Weaken
The MD90 offered and delivered much but in the face of industry consolidation and a limited customer base, the fortunes of the type were always likely to disappoint even if Delta remains an admirer. The MD90 represented the final version of a product that can be traced back to the…

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May 5, 2014
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