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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A330-200
A330-200 Values Fail to Inspire
Used A330-200s continue to be placed but the market is appreciating that the focus is on newer types as well as the larger -300. This focus on the -300 in terms of new orders is perhaps because of the preference of Airbus to sell larger aircraft – the bigger the…

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November 28, 2016
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Aircraft Asset Assessment A330-200
Market Presence. Orders for the A330-200 had marginally outstripped those for the A330-300 as of 2009 but the reverse is now the case with nearly 60 more orders for the larger version. The A330-200 represents a formidable competitor to the smaller B767-300ER and the lack of success for the B767-400…

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November 28, 2016
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Widebody Market Continues to Suffer
The market for some widebodies continues to contract and there exists a sense that there is something of an oversupply. Widebodies being delivered continues apace but at the expense of falling yields. Airlines are having to cut ticket prices to stimulate demand. The transition to new models continues and this…

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November 14, 2016
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Rentals Continue to Fall for Older Examples
The lease rentals of older widebody aircraft continue to fall as the market moves to newer types. Sale and leaseback transactions, which constitute an increasingly large proportion of new aircraft deliveries, continue to involve higher lease rates than those attributed to vanilla dry operating lease rentals. Lease rentals are provided…

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October 17, 2016
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Asking Prices of Reflect Have Sense of Reality
The asking prices of aircraft that are being publicly advertised for sale continue to have some relevance to actual market values. A 1993 A320 is on the market for $6 million which equates to the market value. The difference in values between the oldest and newest A320s ($3 million versus…

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October 3, 2016
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Values of A300-600R Enter Parting Out Territory
The dismal showing of A300-600R values continues as the type is increasingly superseded by newer types despite the lower price of fuel. In 1987 American Airlines launched the extended range version of the -600. The -600R differs from the -600 in having a 1,620 USG fuel tank in the horizontal…

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September 19, 2016
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Lessors Returns Continue To Be Above Double Digit
The profits being secured by the lessors continues to be nearly 20 percent underlining the relative attraction of aircraft leasing compared other asset classes. The leasing of aircraft continues to increase despite speculation that low interest rates may increase the amount of aircraft being bought directly by airlines. As a…

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August 22, 2016
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Rentals Continue to be Competitive
The lease rentals of newer aircraft continue to be competitive in the face of transitioning issues and new deliveries but any substantive weakness is confined to known issues with a handful of types. Sale and leaseback transactions, which constitute an increasingly large proportion of new aircraft deliveries, continue to involve…

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August 22, 2016
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