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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B737-300
Freighter Rentals Remain Under A Cloud
With ICAO forecasting that airfreight will be down a massive 17 percent for 2009 compared to 2008, the lack of demand for airfreight capacity is taking its toll. The market for freighters is facing one of its toughest challenges for decades. With container ships offering capacity for the cost of…

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June 22, 2009
AVN
B737-300 Values Face Further Falls
While there are some who expect values of the B737-300 to stage a recovery, the overhang in the backlog and the number of more modern alternatives now available suggest that there will be no such improvement. B737-300 Vital Statistics LAUNCH 03/1981 STANDARD MTOW 124,500lbs LIST PRICE N/A FIRST FLIGHT 02/1984…

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June 22, 2009
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment
The B737-300 Market Presence. There can be no ignoring the vast number of operators and the suitability of the type to a wide range of operations. Although production may have ceased a decade ago, the proven reliability of the type combined with relatively low maintenance costs ensured that the type…

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June 22, 2009
AVN
Older Aircraft Face Yunkyard That Much Sooner
Just as in the last recession, older aircraft in need of major cash expenditure are likely to be parted out sooner than theoretical average-age retirement forecasts suggest. Older aircraft that require a major maintenance visit (HMV) and/or engine overhauls are facing the scrapheap. Operators and owners no longer have the…

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June 8, 2009
AVN
Values of A319 Experience Significant Fall
Values of the A319, in common with all aircraft types, have suffered as the market weakens further. A319 Vital Statistics LAUNCH 05/1993 STANDARD MTOW 141,100lbs LIST PRICE 2008 $63.3-77.3m FIRST FLIGHT 08/1995 OPTIONAL MTOW 166,400lbs TYPICAL DISCOUNT 44% SERVICE ENTRY 04/1996 FUEL CAPACITY 6,300 usg VALUE Y1996 IGW $18.0m ORDERS…

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June 8, 2009
AVN
Asking Prices Start to Become More Realistic
The much more somber mood of the market is at last translating into more realistic asking prices for most aircraft though there remain some anomalies. The B737-300 is available in quantity such that buyers can take their pick. A 1989 aircraft is priced at $8.5 million while another of the…

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May 25, 2009
AVN
Aircraft Values Experience Appreciable Fall
There exists a temptation to refute any talk of a fall in values in types that previously held the mantle of most popular. The values of the newer aircraft may not be experiencing a fall of the magnitude experienced by some types during this and other downturns but the trend…

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May 11, 2009
AVN
B737-700 Values Suffer As Crisis Deepens
The market has moved on from the period 2002-2004 when the recession failed to materially dent the values of the B737-700. With a much larger and vulnerable fleet values of the B737-700 have fallen by some 12 percent over the course of the last six months with further declines likely.…

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April 27, 2009
AVN