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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B737-500
B737 Classic Values Continue to be Undermined but Market Not Illiquid
Values of B737 Classics continue to be depressed despite demand still being evident from Eastern European and Russian operators. The values of the B737-300/-400 and -500 have continued to deteriorate over recent months, adding to the declines seen since the peak of the market in 2007. The values of a…

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March 1, 2010
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Low Point for Narrowbody Values Approaching
The values of the more modern narrowbodies have experienced a virtually unprecedented decline over the course of the last two years. Having experienced such a fall, there are likely to be lesser declines in the near future. However, an improvement is not expected until 2011. With the peak in values…

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November 23, 2009
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Smaller Regional Jet Values Continue to Falter
In the period 2001-2002 regional jets experienced relatively minor discounting but with this downturn the effects are mainstream. The recession is affecting all sectors and while new regional jets continue to be delivered, there remains the problem of placing the used. The deterioration in lease rentals may be focused on…

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November 9, 2009
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B737-500 Values Experience Substantive Decline
The values of the -500, in common with other members of the B737 Classic family, have experienced a considerable decline over the course of the last eighteen months. The introduction of new larger regional jets as well as a changing structure and ageing product life cycle means that the B737-500…

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August 31, 2009
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The B737-500 Market Presence. The -500 has a limited market presence. There are currently 18 -500s being advertised for sale or lease. Though five percent of the fleet is being advertised, relatively limited availability is no justification for assuming that current values remain stable. Values and lease rentals of older…

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August 31, 2009
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B767-300ER Rentals Continue to Falter Despite B787 Delay
The continued difficulty in securing high yielding traffic is causing operators to lay up surplus widebodies, including the once ubiquitous B767-300ER. The catastrophic and potentially long term, decline in high yielding traffic is helping to turn the classic long haul “flag carrier” model of scheduled operations upside down. The last…

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August 31, 2009
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Values Keep on Falling
Finding green shoots of recovery may have become the new craze for politicians but for aviation, the focus is on survival. While the international sector, and therefore widebodies, is facing very tough times the regional and domestic markets are also experiencing shortfalls in demand and revenue. With operators having pared…

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August 17, 2009
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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
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