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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B737-700
Values of B737 Classics Continue to Struggle
Higher Fuel Prices Yet Again Accelerate Retirement of Older Aircraft The rise in the price of fuel is once again forcing operators to either accelerate the retirement of their older aircraft or not consider the surplus of such aircraft that exists as suitable capacity thereby causing values to decline further.…

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March 26, 2012
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Newer Narrowbodies Edge Down Slightly
The reduction in net lease rentals over the course of the last six months has inevitably had an impact on values. While the backlog for the A320 and B737 remain at near record levels there has to be an appreciation that the market is not as strong as it was…

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March 12, 2012
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A319 and B737-700 Backlogs May Force “On Watch” Status
Virtual Absence of New Orders & Limited Delivery Rates Take Their Toll While orders for the A320 and B737-800 continue to be placed in their hundreds, the demand for the A319 and B737-700 has fallen behind such that values may have to be placed On Watch status. The year 2011…

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February 27, 2012
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Lease Rentals Continue to Edge Down
The recent recovery in lease rentals from the depths of the Great Recession seems to have passed a peak as lease rentals on the mainstream narrowbodies continue to edge down slightly. The reason for lower rentals stems from the reconnection of the aviation industry to the wider economic malaise. In…

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January 30, 2012
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MD90 Values Remain Under Pressure
The values of the MD90 are increasingly facing weakness as the type transitions into obscurity despite still possessing attractive operating economics. The type has always subject to waning values for perhaps a decade although Delta remains an admirer though as with Northwest with the DC9, this will count for naught…

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December 5, 2011
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Embraer Re-engining Too Far Off to Affect Existing Values
The larger regional jet market has become the new hunting ground for lessors seeking to increase margins but discussion surrounding the re-engining of the existing Embraer E-Jet product range is unlikely to have any effect on short to medium term residual values. Embraer has been considering developing a larger product…

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November 21, 2011
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Values of Newer Narrowbodies Still Stable
The change in the narrowbody product line up over the next decade and the economic uncertainty that pervades the Europe and global economy have yet to touch values of new aircraft. Orders continue to be placed and delivery rates increased. While demand exists the question is increasingly one of where…

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November 21, 2011
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Values of B777Fs Remain Stable
While the airfreight sector begins to appreciate that the weakness of the global economy will continue to place pressure on yields as traffic stagnates, the sustained appetite for the B777F is notable as is the ability of values to resist the downward pressure that is affecting so many other freighter…

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October 24, 2011
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