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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B737-400
Values Remain on Upward Curve -- Mostly
The limited availability of newer capacity narrowbody equipment has continued to play extraordinary pressure on used examples such that for the majority of Stage 3 aircraft, values have continued to improve. The latest hike in Airbus list prices show a near six percent increase but used values have failed to…

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April 30, 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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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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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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Narrowbody Values Remain On The Up
The market remains strong and values continue to experience a modest rise. Boeing has managed to secure over 700 orders since the beginning of the year, illustrating that demand is still high. However, not all newer narrowbodies are developed as equals. The lack of orders for some examples remains a…

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October 16, 2006
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B737-800 Values Remain on Top Form
Demand for the B737-800 continues to outstrip supply, allowing values to improve still further. The type continues to be viewed with considerable enthusiasm by operators and investors alike. This is due to demand from a myriad of operators worldwide, rather than a few mega carriers located in a single region.…

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October 2, 2006
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Aircraft Asset Assessment -- B737-800
Market Presence. The design of the B737-800 still owes much to the original B737 of the 1960s. While Boeing has made considerable improvements to the basic design, the result is a comparable, rather than a more advanced, product when compared to the A320 family. For once, Boeing failed to leapfrog…

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October 2, 2006
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Rentals of Older Narrowbodies Stabilize
The lease rates of narrowbodies no longer in production have stabilized due to the continued focus on newer aircraft types. The market for aircraft in general has nearly reached its peak and with the increased focus on newer aircraft, older types are losing some of their attraction. In common with…

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August 21, 2006
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