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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A340-300
Pricing of New Narrowbody Aircraft Remains Competitive
Despite the best efforts of the manufacturers to raise pricing of new aircraft, apart from the benefit of escalation of base prices, the net cost of new narrowbody aircraft has remained virtually static. The manufacturers are anxious to ensure that any gaps that appear in the delivery schedule, as a…

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September 15, 2008
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A330-300 In Demand As Stop Gap Capacity
With the inability to secure efficiency mid sized capacity from Boeing, operators have increasingly turned to the A330-300. Airbus may be selling A330-300s at a higher than desirable discount, not least because of the order quantities, but sales are nonetheless brisk with Emirates being the latest to sign up for…

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August 18, 2008
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Only Values of a Few Widebodies Avoid Decline Over just six months values have again felt the chill wind of a downturn as fuel prices soar to record levels. The aircraft most vulnerable to a fall are essentially those no longer in production. Operators are having to reduce services to…

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July 7, 2008
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In This Issue: AVN's Semi-Annual Turboprop Value Listing
Airbus List Prices Accelerate While Values Ease Material Costs & Weak Dollar See Jump In List Prices Airbus list prices have jumped by nearly five percent, representing a significant rise and increasing the already high differential between list and net prices even further. The 4.9 percent rise in list price…

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May 12, 2008
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TechInsertion and SelectOne Become New Standard for Narrowbody Values
The baseline specification for newly delivered A320 and B737NG family members is changing to reflect recent upgrades to the engines as well changes to the structure and interiors. Both CFMI and IAE have introduced upgrades to their engines. As a consequence, the CFMI designation has changed to the -3. For…

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April 28, 2008
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Delays to New Aircraft Keeps Pressure on Rentals
The delay in the service entry of the B787 has ensured that those operators needing an extension to current leases will have to pay a premium. While there may be trouble ahead in terms of the uncertainty over the U.S. and therefore global economy, the expansion of international markets is…

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February 4, 2008
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Used A340-300s Continue to See Demand
While new orders for the A340-300 are unlikely, the demand for used examples is sufficiently strong as to allow lease rentals to remain stable. Turkish Airlines is to lease two A340-300s from ILFC for six years later this year. The four engined aircraft has been hard hit by the rise…

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January 21, 2008
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Aircraft Asset Assessment The MD11
Market Presence. In terms of historical values of the MD11, initially the outlook appeared promising, resulting more from the overall perceptions regarding widebodies rather than a judgment concerning the actual type. The initial problems regarding range resulted in some concern although it was appreciated that most new aircraft have their…

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October 15, 2007
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