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Aircraft Asset Assessment: B737-700

Market Presence. The B737-700 is endemic but not so popular as other types. Almost taken for granted, the B737-700 has secured some 1,271 orders versus 1,513 of two years ago of which over 1,092 have been delivered. However the -800 continues to be the most popular with nearly 4,224 orders.…

By: Aircraft Value News

September 25, 2015

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Aircraft Asset Assessment: B737-500

Market Presence. The -500 has a limited market presence. Though some ten percent of the fleet is being advertised, relatively limited availability is no justification for assuming that current values should remain stable. Values and lease rentals of older B737s face identical problems to other types, the B737-500 being just…

By: Aircraft Value News

September 25, 2015

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Aircraft Asset Assessment: DC10-30

Market Presence. The surprise is that there are still DC10-30s in service. There have been more than 260 retirements. Gone are such flag carrier names as British Airways, SAS, Sabena, Swissair, Lufthansa, MAS, Northwest, Thai. The operator base of the –30, a prime consideration when assessing current and future values,…

By: Aircraft Value News

September 25, 2015

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Transaero Takeover Not Likely To Impact Values in Isolation

The takeover of Transaero by Aeroflot was perhaps inevitable though the consolidation of the two large fleets is not expected to have a major impact on the values of any specific aircraft type. Gone are the days when the fortunes of a single carrier can alter values in the short…

By: Paul Leighton

September 21, 2015

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B777-200LR Values Faces Marginalization Issue

The values of the B777-200LR are already under pressure but with no backlog and the last delivery having been made nearly a year ago, the prospects for remarketing used examples is likely to only worsen such that marginalization looms. The B777-200LR, along with the A340-500, were designed to eliminate the…

By: Paul Leighton

September 21, 2015

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Aircraft Asset Assessment

Market Presence. The development of the B747-8I improves the operating economics of the type. Airbus indicate that the A380 currently offers a 15-20 percent efficiency improvement over the B747-400. The larger -8I makes the differential much more marginal. With the B747 perceived to be a known quantity and proven product…

By: Paul Leighton

September 21, 2015

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Turboprop Rentals Focus on New Types

While the leasing of turboprops remains profitable for lessors it is notable that such leasing tends to focus on the newer aircraft types such as the Dash8-300, -400, ATR42-500, ATR72-500/-600 as these can be more easily placed. Other types of turboprops are leased but a finance lease or traditional finance…

By: Paul Leighton

September 21, 2015

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Record Backlog & Production Takes Toll on Values

While the low price of fuel should favor used aircraft the market continues to face the consequences of transitioning to new types and the preference for new rather than used aircraft. The displacement of older aircraft with new examples and the age profile of some narrowbodies is inevitably having an…

By: Aircraft Value News

September 21, 2015

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