FOR CURRENT &
FUTURE AIRCRAFT VALUES
Subscribe Now
Aircraft Archive: Boeing B737-500
In Production Values Slip Due to Age
The values of most in production used aircraft are experiencing a slight fall in the context of a still contradictory market. The market on the one hand is experiencing exceptional strength in terms of new orders but on the other the market for used aircraft is comparatively weak unless the…

Read more

June 17, 2013
AVN
Lease Rentals Generally Hold Steady
The previous twelve months has seen a variety of changes to narrowbody lease rentals, few of which have been positive. The competition among lessors continues to be intense and combined with a record period of low interest rates, lease rentals have been fluctuating. Both Airbus and Boeing are quickly filling…

Read more

May 20, 2013
AVN
In Production Narrowbody Values Static
The values of in-production narrowbodies have experienced only a modest decline though older examples face continued weakness. The demand for new aircraft seems to remain insatiable as Lion Air, Ryanair and THY all place large orders. The backlog is therefore increasing rather than falling even as the manufacturers have increased…

Read more

March 25, 2013
AVN
Lease Rentals Stabilize
The lease rentals of many newer narrowbodies have managed to stop falling and now appear to be in a period of stabilization with the potential for some improvement. While there continues to be a number of aircraft on the market, the demand for newer aircraft from all regions in recent…

Read more

February 11, 2013
AVN
Values of B737-500s May Weaken Further As Russian Refuge Falters
The values of -500s have enjoyed relative calm in the last few years due in no small part to the demand from Russia and Eastern Europe but with leases now expiring the fate of the type is less certain. In the last decade the expansion of the airline industry in…

Read more

February 11, 2013
AVN
Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
The problems in the Eurozone, and elsewhere in the advanced economies, are continuing to affect disposal income and discretionary travel to a larger extent than perhaps during the midst of the Great Recession. Inflationary pressures associated with higher fuel and food prices are reducing the amount of cash available to…

Read more

January 14, 2013
AVN
Values Fail to Advance
The market for the more modern narrowbodies remains in overall negative territory given that there is seemingly a preference to part out an aircraft rather than seek an onward sale. While there are signs of encouragement in terms of trading activity there continues to be a lack of appetite for…

Read more

December 3, 2012
AVN
Lease Rentals Experience Further Weakness
The lease rentals of many newer narrowbodies continue to weaken as lessees experience improved bargaining power. The reason for lower rentals is due to the reconnection of the aviation industry in the latter part of 2011 to the wider economic malaise that still persists. Kingfisher has suspended operations as has…

Read more

November 5, 2012
AVN