FOR CURRENT &
FUTURE AIRCRAFT VALUES
Subscribe Now
Aircraft Archive: Airbus A330-200
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…

Read more

May 19, 2014
AVN
Market Values of New Aircraft Exhibit Modest Rise for 2014
Values of new aircraft delivered in 2014 are in general managing to attract an increase over the value of aircraft when delivered new in 2013, if only just. The overall rise in values in new aircraft is only sufficient to negate the effects of annual escalation on aircraft already ordered.…

Read more

May 19, 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 Over the course of a single decade, the types so familiar will have been replaced by new models, featuring not only greater efficiency but also considerably longer range capability.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…

Read more

April 21, 2014
AVN
Erosion of Backlog Continues to Affect Residuals
As the product line up evolves, and new types are introduced, there needs to be constant vigilance of the prevailing order and delivery status of existing models to accurately assess when values should undergo a change rather than rely on outdated perceptions. Until very recently there was a widely held…

Read more

March 24, 2014
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment: B777-200
Market Presence. The B777-200 has experienced the fate of most initial variants of a new model –marginalization within the first decade of service entry. This should provide some pause for thought when considering the B787-8. The difference for the -200 lay with the expectation that such an outcome could be…

Read more

March 24, 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…

Read more

February 10, 2014
AVN
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…

Read more

December 2, 2013
AVN
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 a 100 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…

Read more

December 2, 2013
AVN