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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B737-500
B737-500 Values Remain Resilient While -600 Disappoints
The continuing placement of B737-500s points to a sufficiently strong market for the type allowing values to remain at current levels for the short, and possibly, medium term. While the period 2001-2004 inevitably took its toll on the values of the B737-500, there has been notable improvement in more recent…

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May 28, 2007
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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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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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Values Of A318 Decline Despite Market Strength
The market for mainline 100 seaters such as the A318 continue to decline despite the lack of supply for other members of the B737NG and a320 families. The cancellation of the B717 program by Boeing pointed to continued difficulties for the 100-seat market. Even the departure of the B717 from…

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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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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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Ending of B717 Production Encourages Value Erosion
Now that the aircraft type's production has ended, the B717's values managed to slip further, although such declines were forecast. The ending of production saw the delivery of only 155 units, far short of the 400 deemed necessary for values to stand a chance of achieving even stability. The Boeing…

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September 18, 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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