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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A300-600R
Asking Prices for Airbus Aircraft Remain High
The difference between the asking prices for older and younger A320s continues to be significant, a situation which is expected to persist. While asking prices for new aircraft rarely reflect the eventual negotiated selling price they at least provide some guidance. A 1999 A319 is being offered at a price…

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June 30, 2014
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Realistic Rentals for New Widebodies
While the world of sale and leasebacks continue to sometimes see high rentals, rentals for aircraft on vanilla operating leases are remaining firmly rooted in reality. There is little doubt that the demand for widebodies remains strong, at least for the newer aircraft types. The older types are becoming less…

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June 30, 2014
AVN
Storage & Scrapping Starts to Impact B767-300ERs
The values – and lease rentals – of the B767-300ER are showing levels more commensurate with the age profile after having been artificially suspended for so long due to the late arrival of the B787. The first B767-300ERs entered service in February 1988 with American Airlines. The other types that…

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June 2, 2014
AVN
Parting Out Takes on Greater Significance
While the market for newer widebodies remains strong, for those produced at the start of many existing programs the appetite is much more muted, forcing owners to consider parting out as an alternative to spending millions on new interiors and maintenance. The onward placement of older widebodies can represent a…

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May 19, 2014
AVN
B767-300 Values Also Set to Disappoint
The limited customer base for the -300 was always likely to see a lack of secondary market and inevitably values have fallen by a significant amount for many years such that they are now nudging scrap levels. The problems facing the B767-300 program are indicated by the order status. Only…

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April 21, 2014
AVN
Widebody Rates for Older Types Decline
The widebody product line up is in the midst of its greatest transformation. Over the course of a single decade, the types so familiar will have been replaced by new models, featuring not only greater efficiency but also considerably longer range capability. In such an environment it would be expected…

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April 21, 2014
AVN
Older Widebodies Face Downward Pressure
The continued enthusiasm for the newer generation of widebodies is inevitably partly at the expense of the older types. In contrast to the improving market conditions of a nearly a decade ago and those of the mid 1990s, the international carriers continue to seek yield improvement rather than absolute market…

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February 10, 2014
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Widebody Rates Remain Unchanged
The significant number of widebody orders placed at the Dubai Airshow amounting to $150 billion at list prices - or $65 billion at net prices and still not enough to pay for the new UK railway between London and Birmingham – underlines the continued demand for widebody aircraft. However, such…

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December 2, 2013
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