Aircraft Value News [August 31, 2009] -

Issue: August 31, 2009

Older & 50 Seaters Face Difficult Times

There can be no escaping the little appetite for 50 seat regional jets when availability continues to creep upwards. The values of the 50 seaters have continued to experience considerable problems in the face of the loss of traffic and contraction of operations either enforced or voluntary. Passengers using 50…

By: Aircraft Value News

August 31, 2009

AVN

B737-500 Values Experience Substantive Decline

The values of the -500, in common with other members of the B737 Classic family, have experienced a considerable decline over the course of the last eighteen months. The introduction of new larger regional jets as well as a changing structure and ageing product life cycle means that the B737-500…

By: Aircraft Value News

August 31, 2009

AVN

Aircraft Asset Assessment

The B737-500 Market Presence. The -500 has a limited market presence. There are currently 18 -500s being advertised for sale or lease. Though five percent of the fleet is being advertised, relatively limited availability is no justification for assuming that current values remain stable. Values and lease rentals of older…

By: Aircraft Value News

August 31, 2009

AVN

B767-300ER Rentals Continue to Falter Despite B787 Delay

The continued difficulty in securing high yielding traffic is causing operators to lay up surplus widebodies, including the once ubiquitous B767-300ER. The catastrophic and potentially long term, decline in high yielding traffic is helping to turn the classic long haul â€œflag carrierâ€ model of scheduled operations upside down. The last…

By: Aircraft Value News

August 31, 2009

AVN

Storage & Availability Levels Continue to Undermine Values

Rising Tide of Younger Examples Will Take Time to be Reabsorbed Values and lease rentals continue to be under pressure and the rise in the number of aircraft in storage and being advertised for sale or lease will only serve to undermine any prospect of stability emerging in the near…

By: Aircraft Value News

August 31, 2009

AVN

Rising Capacity Will Take Time to Translate into Higher Lease Rentals

The latest capacity and frequency figures may show a slowdown in the rate of decline but for lease rentals to show any improvement will require much greater improvement over a sustained period. Lease rentals for modern narrow and widebodies have fallen by between 20-30 percent and further falls are expected…

By: Aircraft Value News

August 31, 2009

AVN

Freighter Values Continue to Suffer

Values of freighters continue to decline as the demand for airfreight withers in the face of sustained global recession. The first green shoots are recovery in some sectors and countries, with even the prospect of a sharper than expected improvement in the final months of the year for those still…

By: Aircraft Value News

August 31, 2009

AVN

Turboprop Rentals Falter

The turboprop sector may not be experiencing the severe problems as the jet sector but lower costs are also not providing a defense against the ravages of the global recession. Manufacturers have to work harder to secure new orders. The ageing nature of the fleet also makes for difficult times.…

By: Aircraft Value News

August 31, 2009

AVN