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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A320
Narrowbody Values Remain On The Up
The market remains strong and values continue to experience a modest rise. Boeing has managed to secure over 700 orders since the beginning of the year, illustrating that demand is still high. However, not all newer narrowbodies are developed as equals. The lack of orders for some examples remains a…

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October 16, 2006
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B737-800 Values Remain on Top Form
Demand for the B737-800 continues to outstrip supply, allowing values to improve still further. The type continues to be viewed with considerable enthusiasm by operators and investors alike. This is due to demand from a myriad of operators worldwide, rather than a few mega carriers located in a single region.…

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October 2, 2006
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Aircraft Asset Assessment -- B737-800
Market Presence. The design of the B737-800 still owes much to the original B737 of the 1960s. While Boeing has made considerable improvements to the basic design, the result is a comparable, rather than a more advanced, product when compared to the A320 family. For once, Boeing failed to leapfrog…

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October 2, 2006
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Parting Out of A320s Raises Question Mark Over Narrowbody Life Expectancy
Market conditions are buoyant and the demand for A320s exceeds supply. Nevertheless, two more A320s are being parted out, with an age profile significantly less than 20 years. Aeroturbine, now part of the AerCap group, is advertising two A320-200s for parting out. The age of each aircraft is less than…

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September 18, 2006
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Fuel Price Continues to Dominate Residual Forecasts
Instead of the high price of fuel precipitating a global economic crisis affecting air travel, the aviation industry has instead undergone such a market change as to cause major changes in residual value calculations. The imminent arrival of the hurricane season in the Caribbean does not bode well for the…

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September 4, 2006
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A321 Values Achieve Stability
Values of the A319 and A320 have exhibited a modest rise during the course of 2006, but values of the A321 have failed to improve to the same degree. After a sluggish start and an extended gestation period for a basic stretch, orders for the A321 continued to mount, perhaps…

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September 4, 2006
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Lessors Seek Status Quo on Narrowbody Residual Value
While the market may be transfixed on the B787 and A350, lessors are eager to see that the residual values of their current narrowbody assets are maintained through the medium term, at least until they have the opportunity to onward sell to other financial institutions. The discussion over the timing…

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August 7, 2006
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Rentals Remain Steady For Narrowbodies
Despite the strength of the current market in terms of the extending backlog, lease rentals of most narrowbodies still in production have remained stable over the course of the last quarter. The ability of lease rentals to remain at the very least steady during a sustained period of high fuel…

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August 7, 2006
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