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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B737-800
Aircraft Asset Assessment
The MD83 Market Presence. The MD83 experienced its heyday in the late 1980s and early 1990s. While values started to stumble more than 20 years ago, availability only became a major issue 15 years ago. Even before production ceased in 1999, the MD83 was already facing severe pressure from the…

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July 8, 2019
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Aircraft Market Assessment
The B737-900 Market Presence. The B737-900 has not proved to be a success. Just as the B757-300 and B767-400, the stretch to the existing B737-800 did not go far enough, leaving Airbus with a few more years in which to gain orders for the A321. The -900 is marginalized in…

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May 27, 2019
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Market Values Achieve Stability - Mostly
The market may be suffering from a plethora of corporate collapses but thus far the workhorses of the narrowbody fleet – the A320 and B737-800 – are enjoying some stability in values. The market for airlines is not positive. While demand is still high and load factors are at near…

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May 27, 2019
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World Trade Issues Set to Impact Rentals?
The best that can be said for the trend in airfreight growth is that it is uncertain. The increase for March was virtually non-existent and indeed for the first three months of 2019, there was a fall in traffic. The global economy continues to suffer from the lack of progress…

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May 27, 2019
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Remarketing B737-900ER Becomes Ever More Difficult
The market for the B737-900ER is proving to be difficult in view of the restricted operator base and the clear preference for the A321-200. The B737-900ER arrived late to the market, long after the A321 had established itself. For some years Boeing did not consider that a larger aircraft than…

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May 13, 2019
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Assumptions
The table is published on an annual basis and complements the quarterly updates to specific aircraft categories. The table encompasses both current and future lease rentals. The methodology involved in calculating lease rentals differs from that of values. Lease rentals display greater volatility. Rentals are calculated individually and are not…

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April 1, 2019
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Engine Overhaul Costs Mitigated by Longer On Wing Time
The cost of overhauling engines continues to rise but with better management, the time on wing is increasing to compensate. The rate that list prices of spare Life Limited Parts rise continues to be in excess of most other rates of inflation. The cost of overhauls is tied to some…

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March 18, 2019
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B777-300ER Residuals Come Under Spotlight
Ending of Production In Sight Perversely, the cancellation of the A380 program has now renewed interest in the residual value prospects for the B777-300ER now that there are relatively few remaining to be delivered. To a large extent the cancellation of the A380, which will see only some 260 units…

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March 18, 2019
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