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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B737-800
Age Related Declines Take Effect
The values of most narrowbodies in production are experiencing age related declines. In normal balanced market conditions, values of aircraft should decline by some 5-7 percent per annum. When the market is strong such a decline is less evident and when times are adverse, values can fall by a much…

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September 8, 2014
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Values Yet to Follow Rise in Airfreight
According to IATA data airfreight traffic increased by 4.1 percent in the first six months of 2014 representing reasonably strong growth but values have yet to experience a reversal of the downward trend exhibited for so many years. Load factors, which are still below 50 percent, need to advance by…

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August 11, 2014
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New A321 Values/Lease Rentals Continue to Creep Upwards
The values and lease rentals of newly delivered A321-200s continue to edge upwards as the preference for the type continues. In the first six months of 2014 Airbus delivered 67 A321-200s. This compares with 47 during the same period in 2013. While the number of B737-900ER deliveries also increased from…

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August 11, 2014
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Launch of A330neo Brings A330ceo Values into Spotlight
Farnborough Air Show in the UK did not disappoint; despite talk in a few distant corners of a “bubble”, orders from a variety of sources continued to pour in adding to the already straining backlog and suggesting that values – at least for newer aircraft - should remain on their…

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July 28, 2014
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Boeing Piles Pressure on Airbus Through Increased Seating on B737-8MAX
Both Airbus and Boeing are seeking to overcome the deficiencies of developing re-engined narrowbodies by offering higher seating capacities through the incorporation of new or modified passenger doors. Ever since launch the maximum 180 seats of the A320 have been at odds with those of the 189 seat B737-800. Airbus…

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July 28, 2014
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Rentals for Newer Narrowbodies Slightly Higher
The market lease rentals for the newer narrowbodies are managing to climb slightly higher as a result of the sustained demand though this may be at the expense of older examples. www.aircraftvalues.net or www.aircraftvalues.com. Rates are quoted in thousands of US dollars per month and exclude maintenance reserves. They assume…

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July 28, 2014
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: A321
Market Presence. Based extensively on the A320, use of computers, fly-by-wire systems, side stick controllers, all ensure that the family will maintain parity with other products on the market for the short term. The introduction of the -900ER represented an important challenge to the A321 but in view of the…

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July 14, 2014
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Values & Rentals of A320 & B737-800 Exhibit Ten Percent Differential
The differential in values and lease rentals between the A320 and B737-800 continues to persist despite the recent improvement in A320 rates. The lease rentals of the A320 have enjoyed an improvement over the course of the last year though those for the older examples remain persistently low. The lease…

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June 16, 2014
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