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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A330-900
Rentals for Outgoing Widebodies Weaken
The rentals for the outgoing widebodies are under pressure as operators increasingly switch to more modern aircraft. While the focus of attention may currently be on the grounding of the B737MAX and the cessation of A380 production in the next two years, there are a considerable number of new widebodies…

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November 25, 2019
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Values of New A330-300s Continue to Fall
The fall in value of the A330-300 should come as no surprise in view of the transition to the replacement A330-900 and the very competitive nature of this segment of the market. Boeing is pushing the B787-8 – and -9 – extremely hard and this has led to some significant…

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November 25, 2019
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Values of Outgoing Widebodies Continue to Decline
The market is more vulnerable than fragile and with the change in the product line contributing to the decline in some widebody values. While the load factors on international flights may be high, that does not necessarily mean that operators are making money. Many seats are now booked well in…

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October 28, 2019
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Widebody Rentals Remain Low
The low interest rates are inevitably having an effect on lease rentals when compared with previous levels but the market for used widebodies is perhaps not as strong as for narrowbodies and this is making it necessary for rentals to be realistic. The larger widebodies can be placed – notwithstanding…

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August 5, 2019
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Values of Early A330-300 Experience Significant Fall
The A330-300 has experience a variety of fortunes and while more recently there has been some stability this is at very low levels. The value of a new A330-300 in the late 1990s approximated $100 million and only marginally increased to a maximum of $109 million for a brief time.…

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August 5, 2019
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Assumptions
The listing of current and future values is based on the year of build. The essential assumption is that the aircraft are being sold as a single unit and between a willing seller and willing buyer for cash. The high and low figures represent adjustments for offer and sale prices,…

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July 22, 2019
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Widebody Rentals Remain Under Pressure
The market for widebodies is not as strong as for narrowbodies with lease rentals remaining under pressure as a result of higher fuel prices and weaker yields. Leasing the widebodies on a vanilla operating lease poses more risk for the lessor. While the returns can be higher and more certain…

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June 10, 2019
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A330-900 Values Fail to Advance
The market for the A330-900 remains reasonable but values have not achieved the levels that were expected when the type was launched but then orders have been scarce for most widebodies over the last year. When the A330-900 was launched the fuel efficiency over the existing A330-200 and -300 was…

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May 27, 2019
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