IBA, the leading aviation market intelligence and advisory company, reports that widebody engine values continue to grow strongly, as delays to new aircraft production, high levels of engine retention, strong MRO demand and limited spare engine availability tighten supply across the market.
IBA’s latest Engine and Lease Rate Update for H2 2026 identifies particularly strong value growth across engines powering the Boeing 777 and Airbus A330, including the GE90-110/115B, Trent 700, CF6-80E and PW4000-100 families.
The GE90-115B remains the highest-value engine represented in IBA’s widebody analysis, with its half-life market value rising strongly between 2023 and H2 2026. The Trent 772B, CF6-80E1A4 and PW4168A have also recorded substantial gains over the period, highlighting the breadth of value growth across mature widebody engine programmes.
IBA’s data shows that conditions across the narrowbody engine market are increasingly divergent.While values for current-generation engines have broadly stabilised following recent peaks, limited spare engine availability and continued MRO pressure are keeping lease rates elevated, with the CFM56-7B continuing to see strong demand as operators seek serviceable engines to support existing fleets.
Data from IBA Intelligence highlights the V2500-A5 is moving in the opposite direction, as increasing feedstock availability begins to place downward pressure on pricing. Average market values for the V2500-A5 have declined by 7%, alongside a 6% reduction in average lease rates.
By contrast, average lease rates for the CFM56-5B/3 PIP have increased by 11%, with increases of up to 29%, illustrating how differences in engine availability and market supply are producing increasingly varied outcomes across individual narrowbody programmes.
Narrowbody Engine Market Values and Lease Rates – September 2026
MRO demand and supply-chain pressures are also evident across regional and turboprop engines. IBA’s latest data shows PW120 market values have risen by an average of 2% and by as much as 16% whileCF34-8E market values have also increased, with average values up 5%.
Regional Engine Market Values and Lease Rates – September 2026
Jamie Davey, Manager – Engines & Parts at IBA, said: “The strength we are seeing across the widebody engine market reflects a combination of factors that continue to restrict the availability of serviceable engines. Delays to new aircraft production are keeping existing fleets in service for longer, while high engine retention and continued pressure on MRO capacity are supporting both demand and values.
“At the same time, the market is becoming increasingly differentiated. Narrowbody engine programmes are responding very differently to changes in feedstock and spare availability, while MRO and supply-chain pressures remain evident across regional engines. Looking ahead, we expect any easing in current market conditions to be uneven, with engine durability, MRO capacity, spare availability and the pace of new aircraft deliveries determining how quickly individual markets rebalance.”
