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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
Values of A320neo & B737MAX Show Convergence
The differential in values between the A320neo and B737MAX is already smaller than between A320ceo and B737NG but the potential offered by the Space-Flex offers the prospect of even closer values. The 180 seating capacity of the A320 has long been a factor in its lower value when compared to…

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April 20, 2015
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Regional Jet Values Fail to Advance
The values of most regional jets are now seeing a period of stability though the 70 seaters are perhaps facing new pressures. Values are in Millions of US Dollars and are based on The Aircraft Value Reference published by The Aircraft Value Analysis Company www.aircraftvalues.net www.aircraftvalues.com. An Aircraft Rating has…

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April 20, 2015
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Values of A320neo and B737MAX Stable But –MAX9 Remains Issue
The values of the A320neo and B737MAX have been established even if low fuel prices have eroded their fuel cost advantage at the same time as escalation is causing significant divergence in net pricing. The A320neo was launched in December 2010 and the B737MAX in July 2011. The A320neo has…

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April 20, 2015
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Lease Rentals Ease on Lower Interest Rates
The record low interest rates persist and this has continued to have a modest effect on lease rentals though there can still be considerable variation depending on the lessee – and lessor. A multitude of factors have combined to achieve record backlogs and with delivery slots for some aircraft unavailable…

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April 20, 2015
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Lease Rates Remain On Even Keel
Lease rentals are continuing to enjoy a measure of stability with older types in particular seeing a modest improvement in the context of lower fuel prices and limited availability of new equipment. While temporary lower fuel prices cannot be viewed as the basis for long term fleet planning, they can…

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April 6, 2015
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Values Of A318 Achieve Measure of Stability
While availability of A318s is virtually non existent this is not preventing values of the type from remaining weak. The type has long since seen the last delivery and while the aircraft may still be offered as a corporate aircraft, there is limited interest in a commercial role. Even the…

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March 23, 2015
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March 2015 American EETC Sees Sometimes Disparate Values
The American Airlines EETC covering 28 aircraft again saw a variation in base values between appraisers of some aircraft but generally remained within range of current market values. The 28 aircraft comprised “(a) eight Airbus A319-112 aircraft delivered new to American from July 2013 to February 2015, (b) five Boeing…

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March 23, 2015
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Rise in Production Rates Raises Note of Caution
The continual rise in production rates announced by the two principal protagonists, Airbus and Boeing, is beginning to raise questions among the financing community as to sustainability and over-ordering. Airbus has recently announced that as of 2017, production rates for the A320 family will rise to 50 per month. A…

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March 23, 2015
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