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The Aircraft Ratings of in production narrowbodies have suffered in the latest update published by The Aircraft Value Analysis Company Ltd (AVAC www.aircraftvalues.net).
The next seven years will be characterized by a sweeping change in the product line. Very few of those aircraft currently in production and being delivered today, will be in production in seven years time. This contrasts with the year 2000 when the product line was much more settled with the A320, B737NG, A330, B747, B767 and B777 all then set to remain in production through to 2007.
The A319 and B737-700s are now firmly in C territory with the A319 being a C+ and the newer B737-700s being a C++, of which there are few in service. Despite the continuing success of the A321 because of the arrival of the A321neo, the rating of the current model has fallen to B--. A B--rating still signifies sufficient...