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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B737-300
Closer Watch on A320 & B737NG Residuals as PW9000 Test Nears
Potential Service Entry Date of 2012 Brings Narrowbody Replacement Step Closer IN THIS ISSUE: AVN'S SEMI-ANNUAL TURBOPROP VALUE LISTING The commencement of the assembly of a demonstrator for Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan, now tentatively designated the PW9000, is a clear indicator that the market is moving a step closer…

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April 16, 2007
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Annual Jet Aircraft Lease Rate Listing
Incremental Rise in Lease Rentals Persists The imbalance between supply and demand in favor of the latter has continued to allow lease rentals of newer equipment further improvement. For over two years lease rentals have enjoyed a substantive revival. Lease rentals of such popular aircraft were less than $200,000 during…

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March 19, 2007
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MD80 Values Struggle To Compensate for Stage 4 Kit
The values of the MD80, having experienced a significant and sustained decline over the past six years, have the opportunity to improve now that an improved Stage 4 noise kit has been certificated by the Federal Airworthiness Administration (FAA). Comtran and Jet Engineering have secured certification from the FAA for…

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March 5, 2007
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Global Warming Set To Accelerate Decline In Residuals Of Older Jets
Air transport and global warming are increasingly viewed as inseparable such that older aircraft are likely to be retired in favor of the new sooner rather than later. Aircraft, though ejecting emissions at a high altitude, still contribute a modest amount to global warming when compared to automobiles, power stations…

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January 22, 2007
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Bumper Year For Boeing Points To Strong Values
The market for the newer narrowbodies remains as strong as ever, if not stronger, owing to the extended backlog and sustained traffic growth. In 2006, Boeing secured 729 net orders for the B737NG compared with 569 in the previous year. With just over 300 B737NG deliveries during 2006, the backlog…

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January 22, 2007
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A320 Hybrid Would Upset Residual Calculations
Should the potential early re-engining of the A320 gain credibility, existing residuals of the A320 and B737NG families would experience significant reassessment. Pratt & Whitney are reportedly suggesting that a variant of its Geared Turbofan could be used to essentially re-engine the A320 family. With ground testing of the Geared…

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December 11, 2006
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Demand For Capacity Fails To Inspire Values Of Older Types
There continues to be pressure on the market for additional capacity. In the main, such demand continues to focus on the newer types while older Stage 2, modified or otherwise, are not only ignored but also the target for replacement. This period of recovery does not follow the traditional trend.…

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December 11, 2006
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Ageing Narrowbody Rentals Have Nowhere To Hide
Any improvement in rentals of the older narrowbodies now seems to lie with a change in terms and a rise in interest rates. Lease rentals tend to rise as an aircraft ages due to the filtering process. Traditionally a new aircraft has been delivered to an operator with a reasonable…

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November 27, 2006
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