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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A300-600R
Widebody Values Experience Mixed Fortunes
The demand for the right kind of widebodies remains strong, sufficient to justify a modest increase. A number of widebodies continue to face weakness while others are enjoying modest gains. While not all carriers are able to contemplate adding capacity there are others who have the appetite to acquire additional…

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July 24, 2006
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Values of Newer Aircraft Types Continue to Rise
The Results of Our Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing While both Airbus and Boeing secured substantial orders during 2005, the year 2006 has not been so kind to beleaguered Airbus. Lack of orders, problems facing four-engine widebodies, delays in the A380, uncertainty over the A350/A370, and the forced resignations of…

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July 10, 2006
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Airbus List Price Hike Matches Boeing
Net Pricing Fails to Register Material Rise The average rise of 4.5 percent in Airbus list prices may match that of Boeing, but keep in mind, this above-inflation increase ensures divergence between values and list prices. The escalating cost of energy, the price of aerospace-related raw material and the rise…

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June 26, 2006
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B767-300 Values Low Enough for Conversion?
Despite the appetite for the -300ER and consequential hike in lease rentals, the limited demand for the shorter range -300 has resulted in such a decline in values that conversion to freighter status is now in prospect. The problems facing the B767-300 program are indicated by the current order status.…

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June 12, 2006
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Rentals Continue to Edge Upwards
Despite the financial negatives that surround many international carriers, lease rentals of widebodies in production are managing to register a further, albeit modest, improvement. As the peak summer season gets underway, the absence of more modern widebody equipment is even more acute. The summer season sees operators jostling for additional…

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June 12, 2006
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B767-300 Values Continue to Deteriorate
With production of the B767-300 having effectively ceased a few years ago and an age profile that is likely to see more retirements in the coming years, values continue to remain under pressure. The problems facing the B767-300 program are indicated by the lack of orders in a number of…

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May 15, 2006
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Current Demand Outweighs Longer Term Woes
A number of aircraft face weakness down the road but there is so much demand for widebody capacity that such weaknesses are being temporarily ignored. While not all carriers are able to contemplate adding capacity - British Airways [BAB] has played down suggestions that it may convert available slots to…

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April 17, 2006
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Lease Rates of Older Widebodies Fail to Rise
With the aircraft market so buoyant, examples of older widebodies no longer in production should be reaping the rewards. However, with the high price of fuel, the relative inefficiency of older units is failing to attract users and lease rates are stagnating at best. Those units that are approaching the…

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April 3, 2006
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