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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A330-300
B777-200ER Values Tumble
There is a growing realization that the -200ER is no longer the desirable asset that it once was. Values are therefore experiencing a notable decline. The virtual absence of orders for the B777-200ER at a time when the A330-300 is securing such a large number points to a type that…

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August 12, 2013
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment: B777-200ER
Market Presence. As an all-new aircraft, Boeing had the opportunity to employ the latest technology. Though the company opted not to employ full fly by wire as adopted by Airbus, the use of LCD screens in the B777 cockpit was only subsequently incorporated by Boeings European competitor, demonstrating that Airbus…

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August 12, 2013
AVN
Milestone Delivery of 1,000th A330 Points to Still Strong Values
The 1,000th A330 has been delivered to Cathay Pacific representing a major milestone for the program and further underlining the stability in values. Even 10 years ago, the delivery of 1,000 A330 aircraft with another 250 on backlog would have been considered to be optimistic in view of the then…

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July 29, 2013
AVN
Rentals of Some Older Widebodies Ease
The widebody sector has enjoyed considerable success over the last few years despite the global economic weakness but the increased rate of deliveries is such that earlier aircraft are being displaced with consequences for lease rentals. Just as the lease rentals of older narrowbodies – those that are perhaps approximately…

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July 1, 2013
AVN
Cancellation of Five Orders Piles Pressure on Residuals
The values of the B747-8 are expected to continue to suffer as the orderbook actually declines rather than increases. The cancellation of five B747-8I orders by DAE Capital, a not unexpected event, results in an orderbook of only 40 units for the relatively new aircraft of which 14 have been…

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May 20, 2013
AVN
Values Deteriorate Due to Age
The values of widebodies may have in general exhibited a slight fall in the last quarter but this is more a reflection of normal age related changes. Assuming that aircraft have a useful asset life of some 20 years, this suggests that even if the market has no influence then…

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May 20, 2013
AVN
Rentals of Many Widebodies Unchanged
The lease rentals of most widebodies continue to experience stability due to changes that have already been made with respect to the older types and as a result of the demand for the newer examples. At this time of year aircraft furloughed for the Northern Hemisphere winter period are being…

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April 8, 2013
AVN
Changing Product Line Affects AVACs Aircraft Ratings
The Aircraft Ratings produced by The Aircraft Value Analysis Company (AVAC) are experiencing a modest downgrading due to the arrival of new products in the coming years. The first to be introduced over a decade ago and now a benchmark for the industry, AVACs Aircraft Ratings for a number of…

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April 8, 2013
AVN