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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A330-300
Early A330 Widebody Values Remain Under Pressure
While load factors may still be high and hundreds of new widebodies are being delivered each year, the market for older widebodies such as the A330-300 is not so buoyant and values are falling, sufficient to also potentially impact newer and much more versatile examples. The reduction in values of…

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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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Some Freighters Remain in Demand
The market for freighters remains fragile at best though there are some types – notably the narrowbodies – that remain in demand. Momentum is building for the conversion of the B737-800 and with lessors having a large number of older examples at low capital cost this means of onward disposal…

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October 31, 2016
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Utilization Adjustment Can Result in 20 Percent Value Difference
There are many quantifiable factors that impact the value of an aircraft but the of utilization remains somewhat subjective. The effect of a differing maintenance status on the value of an aircraft can be significant and as a proportion of the value increases over time. For a ten year old…

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October 17, 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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Changing Market Structure Impacting Residual Values
The market structure, as it impacts values, is not a constant but is rather continually changing such that the aircraft held in high regard today will not be so sought after in the future, requiring that residual value projections anticipate such changes rather than extrapolate past trends. To appreciate the…

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October 17, 2016
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Values of Older A330-300s Continue to Suffer
Values of Newer Examples Also Fall But More By Association The values of the A330-300 remain under scrutiny as the development of the A330neo continues apace but the emphasis of any decline is clearly on the older rather than newer examples. The values of post 2002 A330-300s have also been…

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October 3, 2016
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