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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B737-300
Re-engined A320 Would See “$8 million” Premium
With a decision on the New Engine Option – NEO – for the A320 expected within the coming months, Airbus has reportedly revealed that the new airframe/engine combination will cost $7-8 million more than the current model. The $7-8 million premium was reportedly indicated by John Leahy, the chief salesman…

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September 13, 2010
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Asking Prices Start to Compare With Values
The number of aircraft being advertised for sale or lease is failing to abate but asking prices for used aircraft continue to be on the optimistic side. The asking prices remain just that – asking prices. The final price to be paid for an aircraft will likely be that much…

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August 16, 2010
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Storage & Availability Head In Right Direction For Values
OAG Aviation data shows that the constraints to an improvement in values are being gradually shed such that the imbalance between supply and demand could the latter overtaking the latter. The statistics for July 2010 from OAG Aviation show that the level of availability, in terms of aircraft being actively…

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August 16, 2010
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Lease Rentals Start to Rise
The much awaited occasion of the rise in lease rentals and therefore the recovery, is in evidence - at least for the newer aircraft types. 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…

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August 2, 2010
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Chapter 2 Values Slide into Oblivion
The Chapter 2 types have been increasingly forced from center stage for nearly a decade such that the majority of those aircraft that are listed as being in storage are of a Chapter 2 origin. The values of such aircraft have been at scrap levels for some time and have…

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July 19, 2010
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More B767-300ERs Destined for Conversion at “$30 million” Each
The problems facing the B767-300ER have been further highlighted by the acquisition of three units from Qantas for conversion to freighter. The three aircraft – two of 1988 vintage and one of 1994 – have been acquired by Air Transport Services Group (ATSG). Featuring CF6-80C2B6 engines and a higher MTOW,…

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July 5, 2010
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Improvement in Distressed Discounting Indicator of Recovery
Not All Aircraft See Reduction in Fire Sale Discounting The level of discounting being applied to current market values to achieve a sale within a very limited time frame has begun to ease as values approach the trough of the cycle. Airbus                           Apr-10 Jan-10 Apr-09 Jun-08 Jun-07 May-06 May-05 Apr-04…

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June 7, 2010
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Newer Narrowbody Values Near Trough
The values of the newer narrowbodies have a little way to go before they reach the bottom. With values of the narrowbodies in production having fallen by more than 20 percent since the start of the recession, there is at last some light at the end of the tunnel. However,…

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June 7, 2010
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