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Aircraft Archive: Boeing B737-800
Part Out Pricing Collapses
The values of older A320s and B737NG family members were previously buoyed by the demand for spare parts, notably the engines, landing gears, avionics and APU but with so many now in storage and being cannibalized by existing operator, demand has plummeted and with it pricing. The fall in spare…

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September 28, 2020
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Appraisers Record Significant Falls Despite Absence of Transaction Data
Two more appraisers have recorded significant falls in values although with the absence of transaction data these remain theoretical. To date there has been a wide divergence of opinion as to the effect of the Covid Event on values with some appraisers indicating negligible impact versus others suggesting thirty percent…

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September 14, 2020
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Values of Freighters Still Holding Firm
The values of freighters continue to remain strong not least because two thirds of widebodies remain inactive thereby depriving the airfreight market of considerable lower hold capacity. Moreover, freighter aircraft are in demand as passenger widebodies no longer serve the routes that they used to. The passenger aircraft usually accommodate…

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September 14, 2020
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Some Values Start to Recover as Aircraft Return to Service
At Least Third of Commercial Jets Remain Idle The market is showing signs of improving but there continues to be an ebb and flow as enforcement measures are relaxed and then reinstated thus impacting consumer confidence and forcing operators to cut back capacity once again. With the U.S. domestic market…

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August 31, 2020
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“Phoney War” Comes to Close for Lessors
The market for even newer narrowbodies remains dire with MAX orders being cancelled in their hundreds, dozens of customers seeking to defer deliveries, and lessors being deseiged by requests for lease rental deferals. To a large extent the worst is yet to come for lessors. While lessors have thus far…

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August 31, 2020
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B737-800 Values Affected by MAX Return
The values of the B737-800 enjoyed a measure of stability, and indeed improvement, before the Covid Event because of the problems experienced by the MAX but the potential return of the beleaguered type in the fourth quarter will not benefit the values of the outgoing model. The market values of…

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August 17, 2020
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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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August 3, 2020
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The B737-400 Market Presence. The B737-400 is clearly showing its age in terms of efficiency, specification and market orientation even more so in the context of the Covid Event. Structure and systems can be traced back to the 1960s while performance and capacity reflect the 1980s. However, partly perhaps because…

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July 20, 2020
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