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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A321
Lessor Confident That B737-800 Residuals Will Stack Up Against A320 NEO
AerCap LoI for B737NG Enhanced Suggests -800E Will Remain Competitive In reversing an earlier hiatus on ordering new narrowbodies, AerCap has signed a Letter of Intent for up to 15 B737-800 Enhanced aircraft indicating that the lessor considers that the Boeing offering will remain competitive, even against any re-engined A320.…

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December 6, 2010
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Newer Narrowbody Values On Cusp of Rise
With many of the parameters that precipitate a rise in values now in the right position, values are still expected to emerge from their chrysalis and move outwards and upwards next year. With values of the narrowbodies in production having fallen by more than 20 percent since the start of…

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December 6, 2010
AVN
Values of the B737-900 Continue to Suffer
The values of the B737-900 have faced continual downward pressure virtually since service entry. The B737-900 was launched in November 1997, some four years after the -700 was launched. Major assembly on the -900 was started in late 1999. The first delivery was undertaken in May 2001. The Boeing Company…

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November 22, 2010
AVN
Aircraft Market Assessment
The B737-900 Market Presence. The B737-900 has not proved to be a success. Just as the B757-300 and B767-400, the stretch to the existing B737-800 did not go far enough, leaving Airbus with a few more years in which to gain orders. The -900 is marginalized in terms of fleet…

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November 22, 2010
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Third Measurement of Aircraft Life Emerges As Residuals Shorten
Asset Life Join Design and Economic Lives The issue of service lives has emerged as investors have come to recognize that aircraft will not remain in primary service for 30 years, leading to the conclusion that asset life should be considered alongside technical and economic lives. The concept of technical,…

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November 8, 2010
AVN
Lease Rentals Rising
The lease rentals of many of the narrowbodies still in production have risen although some types are facing sustained downward pressure. Rentals are provided by The Aircraft Value Analysis Company www.aircraftvalues.net or www.aircraftvalues.com. Rates are quoted in thousands of US dollars per month and exclude maintenance reserves. They assume a…

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November 8, 2010
AVN
B737-900ER Values Start to Improve
The market for the larger -900ER has the potential to improve as operators seek larger equipment as a means of reducing seat mile costs. In the spring of 2001, Boeing started studying the possibility of a -900X featuring more range and allowing more seats to be fitted. This necessitated the…

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September 27, 2010
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment: B737-900ER
Market Presence. As a member of the B737NG family the fate of the -900ER is somewhat assured. The use of extra fuel tanks provides the range while the extra exits offers operators the necessary capacity to compensate for the higher weight - and cost. The extra tanks, which can be…

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September 27, 2010
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