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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
B737-500 Values Continue to Fall
The values of the -500, in common with other members of the B737 Classic family, have experienced a considerable decline over the course of the last three years and there is no reason to think that the trend will be reversed. The introduction of new larger regional jets as well…

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August 1, 2011
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A340-500 & -600 Values Suffer Another Blow As Thai Announce Disposals
The values of the A340-500 and -600 are under pressure again as Thai announces that it will dispose of 48 aircraft over the next six years including the four engined Airbus variants. The Thai plan calls for the removal of 48 aircraft between 2011 and 2017. While the fleet plan…

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August 1, 2011
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: B737-500
Market Presence. The -500 has a limited market presence. Though some eight percent of the fleet is being advertised, relatively limited availability is no justification for assuming that current values should remain stable. Values and lease rentals of older B737s face identical problems to other types, the B737-500 being just…

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August 1, 2011
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Value Differential of A320neo Validated by Paris Orders
The significant orders placed for members of the A320neo family at the Paris Air Show saw the validation of the re-engining program and greater certainty surrounding the differential between the values of the existing and new models. To some extent the orders placed at the Paris Air Show had little…

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July 18, 2011
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Republic MoU for A319neo Causes Some Confusion
The Paris Air Show was the venue for some significant commitments and none more so than the Memorandum of Understanding placed for 40 A320neos and 40 A319neos by Republic Airways. The Republic commitment for 40 A319neo has created some confusion as the airline has already ordered 40 Bombardier CS300s, being…

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July 18, 2011
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B737NG Values Fail to Advance Even as Production Increases
Even though the B737-800 remains the most popular of narrowbodies, values of the newly delivered aircraft are failing to advance as the combination of rising production rates, advancing product life cycles, and replacement concerns converge. Boeing is raising production of the B737NG yet again. By the first half of 2014…

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July 18, 2011
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Demand for 50 Seaters Expected in Long Term But Values Will Not Recover
Embraer, in releasing its forecast, on future demand, sees a renewal of interest in the 50 seat market in the long term as the current fleet ages but any new production will not help values of existing 50 seaters. With production of the 50 seats having all but come to…

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July 18, 2011
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Capacity Continues to Outstrip Demand
The lease rentals of freighters continue to hold steady rather than increase, as capacity continues to outstrip demand. According to IATA data, the month of May 2011 saw a fall of 4 percent compared to the same month in May 2010. The effects of the Japanese shortfall in industrial capacity…

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July 18, 2011
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