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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A340-300
B777-200ER Values Strong But Lack Of Orders In 2006 Cause For Concern
The lack of orders for the B777-200ER during 2006 follows a lack-luster performance during 2005 and may represent a cause for concern when considering residual values. The strength of the market is such that virtually all aircraft types with at least a measure of efficiency, except for perhaps the MD90,…

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February 5, 2007
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Used A330-200 Values Remain Strong, New Pricing Very Competitive
The recent spate of orders for the A330-200 continues to underline the popularity of the type despite the launch of a replacement. U.S. lessor, Pegasus Aviation Finance Company, has recently placed an order for six A330-200s following an order from Dutch lessor, AerCap for 20 of the same type. These…

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January 22, 2007
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Semi-Annual Jet Aircraft Value Listing
Values Of Old & New Continue To Diverge While the values of more modern aircraft continue to improve, those of older types face terminal decline in the face of a sustained rise in fuel prices and escalating maintenance costs. The majority of aircraft in mainstream production, particularly the narrowbodies, are…

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January 8, 2007
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A350XWB Go-Ahead Removes Some Residual Uncertainty
Further Rise In B787 Values Will Be Hard To Reverse With some 450 orders for various members of the B787 family, the competition to the newly launched A350XWB will prove difficult to overcome. While design details remain elusive, the A350XWB appears to offer the type of improvements over the existing…

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December 11, 2006
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A340-300 Values Remain Weak
The virtual absence of orders for the A340-300 in recent years continues to undermine values even though lease rentals may be showing a measure of stability. The long-range capability of the A340-300 has to date provided a measure of comfort for the type. The reasonable popularity of the A340-300 stems…

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November 27, 2006
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Aircraft Asset Assessment -- A340-300
Market Presence. Despite being more than ten years of age, the A340-300 is still synonymous with the latest technology. The engines and cockpit may have been refined but the basic structure and systems are still contemporary. The A340-500 and -600 inevitably improves upon some aspects but there exists nothing major…

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November 27, 2006
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Austrian Restructuring Points To Improved Market For Widebodies
A380 Delay Sees Operators Scramble For Capacity In eliminating the rest of its A330/A340 fleet and focusing on the existing B767/B777s in its fleet, Austrian Airlines is not only seeking to reduce costs but has also cited the improvement in widebody pricing emanating in part from the delay in the…

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November 13, 2006
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Airbus Feels Pinch In Widebody Orders During First Nine Months Of 2006
The absence of substantive orders for Airbus widebodies, and indeed narrowbodies, during 2006 underlines the predicament of the manufacturer. With only 18 orders for the A330-200, two for the A330-300 and three for the A340-300, the focus is clearly on the A330-200. Airbus also recorded 13 orders for the A350.…

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October 30, 2006
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