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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A340-300
Airbus List Price Hike Matches Boeing
Net Pricing Fails to Register Material Rise The average rise of 4.5 percent in Airbus list prices may match that of Boeing, but keep in mind, this above-inflation increase ensures divergence between values and list prices. The escalating cost of energy, the price of aerospace-related raw material and the rise…

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June 26, 2006
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Hike in B787 Production Poised to Hit Residuals
Boeing Struggles to Meet Demand for New Widebody In considering another boost in B787 production rates, Boeing [BA] is running the risk of accelerating the retirement of existing widebodies, potentially forcing a reassessment of existing residual value forecasts. In an era of burgeoning fuel prices, the worlds' airlines are rushing…

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June 12, 2006
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Rentals Continue to Edge Upwards
Despite the financial negatives that surround many international carriers, lease rentals of widebodies in production are managing to register a further, albeit modest, improvement. As the peak summer season gets underway, the absence of more modern widebody equipment is even more acute. The summer season sees operators jostling for additional…

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June 12, 2006
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Storage Levels Fail to Budge But Values Continue to Rise
The number of aircraft in storage has marginally increased from a year ago but values continue to exhibit a rise. BACK Aviation Solutions reports that 1,196 jet aircraft were in storage as of the end of March 2006. This compares with 1,134 recorded twelve months earlier. Other sources estimate that…

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May 15, 2006
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Current Demand Outweighs Longer Term Woes
A number of aircraft face weakness down the road but there is so much demand for widebody capacity that such weaknesses are being temporarily ignored. While not all carriers are able to contemplate adding capacity - British Airways [BAB] has played down suggestions that it may convert available slots to…

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April 17, 2006
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A350 Residual Calculations on Hold As Airbus Ponders Future
Decision on Whether to Proceed Will Determine Widebody Values for 10-15 Years Whether the growing groundswell of customer opinion favoring an all-new Airbus A350--in terms of a new fuselage diameter and wing design--will see them changing direction will ultimately determine the fate of Airbus widebody residuals over the course of…

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April 17, 2006
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Airbus A340 Residuals 'On Watch' Status as Twins Take Hold
The residual, and indeed the current, values of the Airbus A340 are under scrutiny as the preference for twin-engine widebodies enters a new phase. Orders for widebodies in 2005 were heavily skewed in favor of Boeing [BA]. The high price of fuel played a significant role in determining the relative…

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March 6, 2006
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Rentals Rise Despite Higher Fuel Prices
The lease rentals of in production widebody aircraft have generally risen over the last quarter due to sustained demand for capacity and the extending order backlog. The recent renegotiations undertaken by Delta Air Lines [DALRQ.PK]and Northwest Airlines [NWACQ.PK] point to a sustained improvement in lease rentals even for the largest…

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March 6, 2006
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