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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A340-500
Widebody Lease Rentals Weaker Than Expected
With traffic still being above the long term trend and a strong backlog for most widebodies, lease rentals would also be expected to be high but such is the availability from lessors and retention of older widebodies due to lower fuel prices, that rentals are relatively low. Secondary leasing of…

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December 11, 2017
AVN
Values Falling as A330neo Nears
The first flight of the A330neo has taken place and values of the A330-300 are edging downwards as the transition to the new aircraft takes place even though production of the -300 will likely continue for a number of years, overlapping the A330neo. At one time, the -300 was so…

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October 30, 2017
AVN
Some Widebody Rentals Remain Under Pressure
With still above trend traffic growth even in the international arena there may be an expectation that lease rentals would remain stable but for the larger widebodies in particular, the relative strength of lease rentals is not dependent on traffic growth alone. Major influences impacting widebody lease include the arrival…

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October 2, 2017
AVN
Airliner VVIPs Perform Best
The airliner VVIP market has perhaps gained ever more attraction as the high net worth individuals value time and convenience with the scarcity of such aircraft offering risk and reward for buyer and seller alike. Usually a limited operator basis is usually seen as a negative, for the airliner type…

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September 4, 2017
AVN
B777-300ER Values Decline as Transition Begins
To some extent, it is all too easy to consider that values of one of the most popular of widebodies should not experience any decline until the arrival of the replacement product. However, this is not the way that the market works. Values of the existing product tend to fall…

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July 24, 2017
AVN
Rentals Ease Lower
While IATA cites extraordinary passenger growth in international traffic during the month of April, there are still indications that some carriers are having difficulty in achieving a profit. The 12.5 percent growth in international traffic for April 2017 compared to April 2016 is significantly above trend as is the first…

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June 26, 2017
AVN
EBACE Seeks To Renew Interest in Airliner Type As SIA A380s Hit the Market
The European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) is seeing increased emphasis on airliner VVIP jets as Airbus launches its ACJ330neo amidst something of a lack luster market for such aircraft. During the whole of 2016, Boeing delivered only one widebody BBJ – a B777-300ER – and Airbus only an…

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May 29, 2017
AVN
Values of A340s Face Ever Tighter “Value Convergence”
Even with a more reasonable price of fuel there is speculation that values of the youngest A340-600s may be worth less than $25 million despite costing more than $120 million when delivered less than a decade ago. The concept of Value Convergence – coined by The Aircraft Value Analysis Company…

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April 17, 2017
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