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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A320
Aircraft Asset Assessment
The A320 Market Presence. With 141 operators, the A320 enjoys an established base which is just as strong as any Boeing product. The large number of orders placed by the lessors underlines the faith in medium-term residuals and lease rentals. The ability of Airbus to also penetrate the all important…

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September 17, 2007
AVN
First Generation Stage 3 Values Face Flat Calm After Ripple Effect
The values of such first generation aircraft as the B737-300 face the prospect of a decline in the near term as operators are more able to afford and acquire more efficient equipment. Between late 2001 and 2003 values of the once stalwart B737-300 were at rock bottom. Due either to…

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September 17, 2007
AVN
A320 Conversion Program Momentum Underlines Threat to Residuals
The conversion of the A320 has been mooted for some years but the project is now at a point that a launch customer is to be announced, highlighting the need for realism with respect to A320 residuals. The A320 has been in continuous production for some 20 years and conversion…

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September 3, 2007
AVN
Values of B737-300 Remain Stable
The rise in lease rentals over the course of the last few years has eventually led to a slight improvement in values.   B737-300 Vital Statistics LAUNCH Mar-81 FIRST FLIGHT Feb-84 SERVICE ENTRY Nov-84 ORDERS 09/03 1,113 DELIVERIES 09/03 1,113 AVAILABILITY 14 OPERATORS 123 ENGINE TYPES CFM56 IN STORAGE 37…

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August 20, 2007
AVN
Engine Residuals Shrug Off Concerns Over Technology Leap Frog
The concern over global warming and the prospect of relatively rapid advances in engine technology have the potential to undermine the demand for existing engine models in the long term. With the service entry of the B787 comes new-generation engines, ones which can only draw such heritage from existing engine…

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August 20, 2007
AVN
Values of Aircraft in Production Remain on High
The values of those narrowbodies still in production remain strong not least because of a backlog that keeps on extending. Although some sale and leasebacks are resulting in high prices owing to higher rentals, those aircraft that are being sold with an existing attached lease may be featuring much lower…

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August 6, 2007
AVN
Values of A319 Continue to Improve
Such is the lack of capacity in the 130 segment of the market that values of the A319 have edged higher.   A319 Vital Statistics LAUNCH 05/1993 FIRST FLIGHT Aug-95 SERVICE ENTRY Apr-96 ORDERS 06/07 1258 DELIVERIES 08/05 866 BACKLOG 392 OPERATORS 81 ENGINE TYPES CFM56 IAE V2500 AVAILABILITY 3…

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August 6, 2007
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment
The A319 Market Presence. The A319 has established a clearly credible market presence, even ignoring other members of the A320 family. While financing and net cost may have played a role in securing some orders, the type enjoys success based on merit. The wider cabin interior, economics, flight deck layout…

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August 6, 2007
AVN