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MD83 Values Hit the Buffers

The values of the MD83 have continued to decline as the type faces the inevitable consequences of parking en masse and the move to newer equipment. Despite still being the most desirable of MD80 variants, the fortunes of the MD83 have experienced sustained adversity. While during the recent period of…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

March 30, 2009

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Harsher Market May Accelerate Not Delay Narrowbody Replacement

The impetus for a replacement of the A320 and B737NG families is constantly shifting as manufacturers and operators grapple with rapidly changing market conditions but the downturn has the potential to accelerate rather than retard the replacement process, thereby undermining residual value expectations of existing equipment. With CFM finalizing the…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

March 30, 2009

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Widebody Values Continue to Fall

Widebodies may be faring better than narrowbodies but there can be no escaping the fact that values have fallen. The contraction of operations and the deferral of new orders means that there are now a significant number of widebodies in the parking lot. The demand for any those seeking to…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

March 16, 2009

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Values & Rentals Face Downward Pressures

The previous exceptional demand for the B767-300ER has waned such that the much expected decline in values has commenced in earnest to the extent that during the course of the last six months, values have fallen by some fifteen percent. With production now stretching back for more than 20 years…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

March 16, 2009

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Aircraft Asset Assessment

The B767-300ER Market Presence. The B767-300ER presented the operating leasing community with the ideal tool with which to enter the widebody operating lease arena. Throughout the 1990s the B767-300ER enjoyed considerable success but then fell victim to the usual problem of lengthy production and market saturation. Past success was achieved…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

March 16, 2009

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Rising Number of Parked Aircraft Will Delay Value Recovery

As the number of aircraft in storage rises, the recovery in values will be delayed even if such aircraft are not being actively marketed. Aircraft values are impacted by two statistics â€“ the number and relative proportion of aircraft being actively marketed and those parked or stored. For nearly a…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

March 16, 2009

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A320 & B737NG Lease Rentals Experience Expected >20 Percent Fall

Lower Rates Reflect Lesser Demand & Lower Interest Rates Lease rates have exhibited a significant fall over the course of the last six months such that rentals of newer narrowbodies are perhaps 20-25 percent off their recent peak. The market for newer narrowbodies continues to face severe pressure. Lessees are…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

March 16, 2009

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Engine Values Experience Falls As Fleets Contract

Engines have been seen as something of a safe haven given greater lease return potential as well as longevity but as the demand for spare engines has fallen so then so have values. Hundreds of aircraft have been placed into storage over the last year and more are destined to…

By: Aircraft Value Intelligence

March 16, 2009

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