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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A300-600
Asking Prices Start to Compare With Values
The number of aircraft being advertised for sale or lease is failing to abate but asking prices for used aircraft continue to be on the optimistic side. The asking prices remain just that – asking prices. The final price to be paid for an aircraft will likely be that much…

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August 16, 2010
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Assumptions
The listing of current and future values are based on the year of build. The essential assumption is that the aircraft are being sold as a single unit and between a willing seller and willing buyer for cash. The high and low figures for April 30 th 2010 current values…

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June 21, 2010
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Power by the Hour Arrangements Dominate
With the leasing of the older widebodies becoming much difficult, lessors are increasingly having to turn to power by the hour arrangements. Power by the hour arrangements was coined by Rolls-Royce more than 20 years ago to reflect performance based contracts for engines. The number of hours flown by the…

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March 15, 2010
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Older Widebodies Make Good Restaurants
The Museum Effect has taken hold of older widebody values such that donation has become a more tax efficient means of disposal as well as offering the potential for a plaque to be installed for the giver, reflecting an enduring contribution to aviation. With so few in service, even parting…

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February 15, 2010
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Assumptions
The listing of current and future values are based on the year of build. The essential assumption is that the aircraft are being sold as a single unit and between a willing seller and willing buyer for cash. The high and low figures for October 31st 2009 current values represent…

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January 4, 2010
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Values of B767-300 Continue to Dive
The appetite for the -300 has always been overshadowed by the demand for the -300ER and during the latest recession, values have declined further. The problems facing the B767-300 program are indicated by the order status. Only seven units were ordered during the course of the 1990s with the last…

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December 7, 2009
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Rates Reach Trough
With lease rentals having already fallen so far, there is little opportunity to fall further. The older widebodies may be among the least desirable of types but lessors cannot keep on lowering rentals to stimulate demand. Instead, sometimes there has to be acknowledgement that aircraft have to be simply parked.…

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November 23, 2009
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Asking Prices for Aircraft Continue to Show Optimism
Despite the surfeit of adverse news, there continues to be trading activity such that the market is far from illiquid, contrasting perhaps with the months immediately following September 2001. A 1991 A300-600 is being advertised for $11 million, which is nearly double the assumed value. The A300-600 is facing considerable…

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November 9, 2009
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