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B737-600 Values Continue to Fall
With a paltry 69 orders, the values of the -600 have continued to decline. Values of the -600 were placed “On Watch” status seven years ago and to all intents, the variant has become marginalized such that existing operators. Marginalization indicates considerable difficulty in placing the aircraft though few if…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 24, 2008
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Aircraft Asset Assessment
The B737-600 Market Presence. In developing the B737NG Boeing created another more than capable product. Range, operating costs and interior flexibility have all been addressed. However, the market for the –600 has changed and the A318 represents an extremely competitive alternative. The range performance of the higher gross weight –600…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 24, 2008
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Lease Rentals Falling But Interest Rates Are Playing Their Part
Lease rentals have inevitably been impacted by the problems surrounding the world economy and the aviation market specifically. There have been suggestions that the weaker market conditions have begun to undermine the lease rentals of even more modern and popular aircraft types. There is little doubt that lease rentals for…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 24, 2008
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Weaker Market Fails to Dent Appetite for Replacement Narrowbody
Residuals of Existing Narrowbodies Still on Course to Dip in Eight Years The market may be facing renewed weakness despite the fall in the price of fuel but the impetus for a replacement to the current crop of narrowbodies remains. The move towards a narrowbody replacement for the A320 and…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 10, 2008
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A340-500 Values Continue to Decline Despite Fall in Oil Price
The fall in the price of oil to around $65 a gallon, from the peak of nearly $150 earlier in the year, has thus far failed to halt the slide in values of the A340-500. The more modern four engined aircraft such as the A340-500, A340-600 and even B747-400 have…

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November 10, 2008
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Residual Values of B747-8I “Dependent on Freighter Conversion”
The lack of fresh orders for the passenger version of the B747-8 at a time when development is advanced and the market is weak points to increasing concern over residual values. With only 28 orders secured to date for the passenger version, residual value calculations may need to be reassessed…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 10, 2008
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Rentals Continue to Fall
While there continues to be a measure of demand for the older aircraft types, the focus is clearly on the newer. LIBOR interest rates are finally easing allowing for a measure of comfort for lessees but this only serves to see rentals falling lower. Aircraft such as the B727 and…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 10, 2008
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Widebody Values Face Increased Weakness
The values of widebodies have come under increasingly threat as the worldwide credit crunch mutates into a global recession. Whereas values of more modern widebodies may have previously be protected as international operations continued to expand and fuel prices rose, the imbalance between supply and demand is leading to an…

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By: Aircraft Value News
November 10, 2008
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