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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A330-300
Half to Full Life Maintenance Adjustment Continues to Confuse Values
Values of aircraft are increasingly being adjusted to reflect a maintenance status other than the traditional half life. The market has become dominated by leases and finance agreements that require lessees and borrowers to return aircraft in full life condition – except of course that the aircraft cannot be practically…

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November 23, 2009
AVN
Aircraft Asset Assessment
A330-200 Market Presence. Orders for the A330-200 now clearly outstrip those for the A330-300 by a third despite the former having the advantage of five extra years of service. The A330-200 represents a formidable competitor to the smaller B767-300ER and the lack of success for the B767-400 is due in…

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October 12, 2009
AVN
Probable B777 Freight Conversion Highlights Value Erosion
B777-200/-200ER Values Have Suffered Allowing Conversion Potential The imminent launch of a conversion program for the B777-200 and -200ER may provide some reassurance that there will be a future for those aircraft due to be retired in the coming years but it also underlines just how much values have fallen…

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October 12, 2009
AVN
Freighters Rentals Wait for Traffic Rebound
The drop in airfreight continues with IATA reporting a year on year fall. The reading of airfreight traffic levels will become increasingly complicated as a year ago traffic was already sliding. Comparing forthcoming monthly figures with those of a year ago will increasingly see lesser falls but will mask the…

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October 12, 2009
AVN
A330-200 Values Dip Amid Sustained Demand
The weaker market conditions have taken their toll on the values of the A330-200 and the premium previously applied to the type has dissipated amid a sense of realism. The delay in the development of the B787, as well as the elongated service entry of the A350, has led to…

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October 12, 2009
AVN
Widebody Lease Rates Hit the Buffers
The lease rentals of widebodies continue to falter as the industry heads for the weakest part of the year. Wet leases are bound to soar as operators see at least some revenue from underutilized capital assets. The significant fall in premium traffic is continuing to force many high profile operators…

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September 28, 2009
AVN
A330-300 Values Remain On Even Keel
With the values of so many aircraft types suffering due to severe market weakness, the recent orders for the A330-300s provides some respite. Values of the A330-300, while having fallen in line with expectations, have nonetheless experienced less traumatic declines than some other widebodies. The order for six A330-300s from…

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July 6, 2009
AVN
Widebody Values Continue to Fall
The parting out of a 19 year old B747-400 by Air New Zealand underlines the severity of the market. Values of even the most popular of aircraft have fallen as the market fails to improve. The contraction of fleets, the delivery of new aircraft and the loss of premium traffic…

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June 22, 2009
AVN