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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A330-200
Dateline: Farnborough, U.K.
The following is news and analysis gleaned at the Farnborough Air Show, July 17-21. A330-200 Rentals Maintained While Residuals Escape Premature Decline The delay in the development of the A350XWB, a designation that should soon be replaced by one to match the PR hype afforded by Dreamliner, will provide much…

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August 7, 2006
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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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B777-200 Values Stumbling
The market for widebodies may continue to improve, but values of the B777-200 are failing to impress. B777-200 Vital Statistics LAUNCH 12/1989 (-200) FIRST FLIGHT 06/1994 SERVICE ENTRY 05/1995 ORDERS (08/04) 92 DELIVERIES 87 AVAILABILITY 3 OPERATORS 9 ENGINE TYPES Trent, GE90, PW4000 VARIANTS -200, -200ER D CHECK COST $3.2m…

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June 26, 2006
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Hike in B787 Production Poised to Hit Residuals
Boeing Struggles to Meet Demand for New Widebody In considering another boost in B787 production rates, Boeing [BA] is running the risk of accelerating the retirement of existing widebodies, potentially forcing a reassessment of existing residual value forecasts. In an era of burgeoning fuel prices, the worlds' airlines are rushing…

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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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A350 Residual Calculations on Hold As Airbus Ponders Future
Decision on Whether to Proceed Will Determine Widebody Values for 10-15 Years Whether the growing groundswell of customer opinion favoring an all-new Airbus A350--in terms of a new fuselage diameter and wing design--will see them changing direction will ultimately determine the fate of Airbus widebody residuals over the course of…

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April 17, 2006
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