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Aircraft Archive: Airbus AIRCRAFT
Winglets and Sharklets Increasingly Used As Baseline Values
The installation of winglets and sharklets, which provide considerable fuel savings and enhanced performance, are becoming used as the baseline for values with non equipped aircraft potentially experiencing a discount in the coming years. The first new build A320 to be fitted with sharklets will be joining the test program…

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February 13, 2012
AVN
A321-200 Values Achieve Stability
The impetus for larger aircraft may have passed for the moment but the demand for the A321 is such that values are remaining stable though placing the aircraft via a lease is less easy than for the A320. After a sluggish start and an extended gestation period for a basic…

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February 13, 2012
AVN
Disparity between Values & List Prices Remain Highest for New B767-300ERs
The B767-300ER continues to be at the top of the leader board in terms of the differential between values and list prices for new aircraft and the order for three from Air Astana will not likely alter the disparity. Air Astana has ordered three B767-300ERs for delivery between 2013 and…

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February 13, 2012
AVN
Parting Out of Older A320s Causes Problems for Values
The values of the older A320s are facing pressures as newer examples continue to displace to such an extent that relatively young aircraft have more value when parted out. Intertrade has acquired an A320 for part out. Serial number 772 was built in 1998 and leased by GECAS to China…

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February 13, 2012
AVN
Airbus List Prices Continue To Outstrip Net Pricing
A320neo List Prices Jump More Than 6 Percent The Airbus list prices for 2012 have again exhibited a significant increase, averaging 4.6 percent, inflated by the rise in A320neo family pricing. The above table indicates Airbus list prices between 2008 and 2012 together with the estimated new value as quoted…

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January 30, 2012
AVN
B737-400 Values Face Challenging Times
The values of the B737-400 have continued to deteriorate in recent years as the type is withdrawn from service by mainline carriers in favor of such aircraft as the A320 and B737-800. Over the period 2004-2007 rentals of the B737-400 had been improving but since then have experienced significant declines.…

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January 30, 2012
AVN
B767-300ER Values Start to Take Back Seat
After experiencing a period of heightened enthusiasm from operators, resulting in a recovery in values and lease rentals, the realities associated with an advancing product life cycle are having a detrimental effect on the same values and lease rentals. In the run up to the peak of the market in…

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January 30, 2012
AVN
B747-400 Values Fail to Respond to Pockets of Demand
The values of the B747-400 are continuing to decline in the face of weaker international demand and the significant number of deliveries of new aircraft. While the B747-400 continues to be used on a great many international routes, operators are increasingly finding that the type no longer meets its needs.…

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January 30, 2012
AVN