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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A340-300H
Widebody Rentals Continue to Ease Higher
Air travel for November 2010 continued to show significant growth compared to the same month a year earlier albeit at lower levels than previous months. The rise in traffic for the first eleven months of 2010 amounted to 8.5 percent versus only a 4.3 percent increase in capacity. The more…

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January 17, 2011
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Widebody Values Start to Improve
The world economy continues to be fragile but premium traffic is recovering such that the widebody segment has improved. There is growing evidence that values of most widebodies in production have bottomed out with some even registering a modest improvement. However, there exist too many uncertainties to suggest that values…

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November 8, 2010
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Widebody Lease Rates Rising
Air traffic continues to increase and more importantly so does premium traffic. The demand for widebodies continues to grow as passengers return to the market in numbers. The Asian segment shows notable growth. Operators depend on premium traffic for their profitability on the long haul sectors and demand in this…

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September 27, 2010
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Widebody Values Stable As Market Bottoms Out
The world economy may be experiencing a slight improvement with passenger traffic recovering but values have to overcome problems associated with storage, yields, finance, production rates, and lease rentals. Fortunately, with lease rentals beginning to rise there is growing evidence that values of most widebodies in production have bottomed out…

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August 2, 2010
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Widebody Lease Rates Show Stability
The widebody market continues to improve with the demand for newer widebodies consistent thus allowing lease rentals to remain stable. The fragility of the world economy and the exposure of so many financial institutions to uncertain debts continues to make it difficult for lease rentals to experience a significant rise.…

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July 5, 2010
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Widebody Values Edge Downwards
Despite signs that the market is improving such is the fragility of the economic recovery and the uncertainty that values in some cases have edged downwards rather than up. The problems surrounding Japan Airlines has resulted in a 20 percent fall in values over the last few months. This is…

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May 10, 2010
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Widebody Lease Rates Achieve Stagnation
Usually the term of stagnation confers negative connotations on an aircraft type. However, in the context of the torrid market conditions stagnation is positive, potentially signaling the start of an improvement in fortunes. The market for newer widebodies is improving although yet again there continues to be concern over the…

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April 12, 2010
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Widebody Values Now Have Potential to Rise
The market is likely to need time to recover but for some widebodies the worst may be over. While there is no indication of a rapid thaw, the prospect of further falls has receded – except for perhaps the B747-400 which may fall victim to JAL restructuring. Values are expected…

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February 1, 2010
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