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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A320
Aircraft Asset Assessment
The 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. Ageing brings wear and tear and rising maintenance costs. However, partly…

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June 23, 2008
AVN
Prudence Re-Emerges as Airlines Contract
Though the price of fuel should see widespread problems for many, if not all, operators, the market is sufficiently robust as to keep any decline in values relatively modest, except for some types. Holes are appearing in the backlog of orders which is taking the pressure off values but with…

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June 9, 2008
AVN
A320 Conversions Provide Way of Avoiding Weaker Residuals
The move to develop the A320 converted freighter before excess availability becomes an issue should provide a means of stabilizing any future deterioration in values due to rising supply on the used market. The events of 2001-2002 saw a large number of mostly early A320s entering the used market such…

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June 9, 2008
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First Generation Stage 3 Values Experience Downward Pressure
New Aircraft Act As Replacements The recovery of first generation Stage 3 narrowbody values is over with operators either replacing such aircraft with newer examples or contracting fleets. The fall in the value of such aircraft as the B737-300 and B737-400 is not unexpected although the rise in the price…

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May 26, 2008
AVN
Values of Most Aircraft Face Sharp Decline if Fuel Price Rises to $200+
While most forecasts for oil prices assume an average price of around $120 a barrel for 2008, there is speculation that the price could rise to $200 in the coming months resulting in a massive fall in demand for air travel At $200 a barrel there would inevitably be severe…

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May 26, 2008
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Freighter Values Edge Downwards
With the media helping to initiate global economic weakness, air cargo operations are finding the market all the more difficult. While demand for newer freighters continues to outstrip supply, particularly with respect to conversions, older types continue to face problems due to the associated higher fuel costs as well as…

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May 26, 2008
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Fuel Prices Increase Pressure on MD82 Values
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 not least as a result of the escalating price of fuel. Some nine years ago, lack of availability and relative strength of…

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May 26, 2008
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In This Issue: AVN's Semi-Annual Turboprop Value Listing
Airbus List Prices Accelerate While Values Ease Material Costs & Weak Dollar See Jump In List Prices Airbus list prices have jumped by nearly five percent, representing a significant rise and increasing the already high differential between list and net prices even further. The 4.9 percent rise in list price…

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May 12, 2008
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