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Aircraft Archive: McDonnell Douglas
B737MAX Values Remain Unchanged – For Now
The extended grounding of the B737MAX is inevitably raising questions as to whether the values of the type should be reduced. The grounding of the aircraft now appears to extend until the end of the year and possibly into the start of next year although at present the regulatory authorities…

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August 5, 2019
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Airbus Distances Itself from List Prices
While Boeing announced list prices for 2019 at the start of the year, Airbus has now indicated that it will no longer be providing list prices. Airbus has acknowledged that the discrepancy between list prices and the actual prices paid by customers is so great as to render them irrelevant.…

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August 5, 2019
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Assumptions
The listing of current and future values is based on the year of build. The essential assumption is that the aircraft are being sold as a single unit and between a willing seller and willing buyer for cash. The high and low figures represent adjustments for offer and sale prices,…

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July 22, 2019
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
MAX (B737EL) Grounding Sees More Stable Values for A320ceo & B737NG The sustained grounding of the MAX, now likely to extend towards the end of the year, is now having a modest effect on the values of the A320ceo and B737NG. The grounding of the MAX is not unusual given…

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July 22, 2019
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Retirements Ease Below Ten Year Trend for 2018
The retirement (including those written off) of aircraft averaged 600 per annum between 2009-2018 but in 2018 this fell to 556 illustrating that operators are either retaining older equipment due to limited availability of new equipment or that those that remain in service are still sufficiently efficient to warrant retention.…

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July 8, 2019
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B737-800 Values More Stable Due to MAX Issues
Negative Effect of Transition on Values Partially Suspended The postponement of deliveries of the MAX – a nomenclature that will likely be dropped - until possibly the fourth quarter of this year has inevitably forced operators to scramble to secure other types or retain existing units, notably the B737-800. The…

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July 8, 2019
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MD83 Values Remain At Scrap Levels
This will be the last time that the MD83 will be covered in Aircraft Value News because the type has not been suitable for asset based lending for 15 years – perhaps even longer. Despite still being the most desirable of MD80 variants, the fortunes of the MD83 have experienced…

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July 8, 2019
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Values of Some Newer Widebodies Fall
The values of some newer widebodies are falling as new types are delivered and because of the weakness being experienced in some international markets. There are a number of types still in production that are either in the process of being replaced or have a very limited backlog and this…

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July 8, 2019
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