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Widebody Rentals Remain Stable

While the older narrowbodies may be facing more uncertainty the widebody segment continues to experience sufficiently strong demand as to allow lease rentals to remain essentially unmoved. The U.S. airlines, while seeking to reduce domestic capacity, still have a desire to expand international operations. For the rest of the world,…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

June 23, 2008

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Values of Older Widebodies Continue To Equate To Scrap Levels

The combination of age, maintenance and inefficiency continue to take their toll on the older widebodies so much so that values for virtually all type remain at scrap levels. The high price of fuel continues to accelerate the retirement of older aircraft. The cost of reconfiguring the older widebodies is…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

June 23, 2008

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B737-400 Values Face New Era of Decline

The disposal of some 200 B737 Classics over the course of the next eighteen months has increased the sense of vulnerability of the B737-400 to market forces. Over previous years rentals of the B737-400 had been improving but more recently have exhibited stability. Though the -400 lacks the payload/range performance…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

June 23, 2008

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Aircraft Asset Assessment

The B737-400 Market Presence. The B737-400 is clearly showing its age in terms of efficiency, specification and market orientation. Structure and systems can be traced back to the 1960s, if not before, while performance and capacity reflect the 1980s. Ageing brings wear and tear and rising maintenance costs. However, partly…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

June 23, 2008

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Ryanair Sells Six B737-800s For "$38.75 million" Each

The Ryanair financial accounts for 2008 reveal that six B737-800s were sold for a total price of Euro150.00 million, which is considerably more than the airline would have paid for the aircraft. Ryanair has been particularly astute in buying aircraft when the market is at its worst and has managed…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

June 23, 2008

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A320 Conversions Provide Way of Avoiding Weaker Residuals

The move to develop the A320 converted freighter before excess availability becomes an issue should provide a means of stabilizing any future deterioration in values due to rising supply on the used market. The events of 2001-2002 saw a large number of mostly early A320s entering the used market such…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

June 9, 2008

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Winglets Become Increasingly Viewed As Standard For Values

Values Make Only Modest Discounting to Winglet List Prices With the price of fuel seemingly set to remain at record levels for the foreseeable future, at least according to those trading in oil futures, the use of winglets to improve existing efficiency has taken on new significance such that they…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

June 9, 2008

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DHL Restructuring Will Have Little Impact on ABX DC9 Values

The restructuring of operations by cargo operator DHL, will have little impact on the values of the DC9 freighters currently operated by ABX Air. DHL has indicated that it will reduce its U.S. network commencing July, the contraction continuing for some 12-18 months. ABX Air currently provides 55 DC9s and…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

June 9, 2008

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