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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A340-600
Realistic Rentals for New Widebodies
While the world of sale and leasebacks continue to sometimes see high rentals, rentals for aircraft on vanilla operating leases are remaining firmly rooted in reality. There is little doubt that the demand for widebodies remains strong, at least for the newer aircraft types. The older types are becoming less…

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June 30, 2014
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B777-300ER Stable In Wake of B777X Launch
The values of the B777-300ER, after experiencing sustained increases, are now expected to stabilize as the development of the B777X progresses. The -300ER has established itself as the most desirable of widebodies, aided of course by the high price of fuel and the absence of alternatives. The twin-engined design coincided…

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June 30, 2014
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Pricing & Values of B777-300ERs Yet to be Delivered Under Scrutiny
While the development of the B777X may be causing problems for Airbus with respect to the A350-1000, the new Boeing aircraft also increases the pressure on the B777-300ER in the coming years in terms of maintaining production. In 2013 Boeing delivered 79 B777-300ERs. The first three months of 2014 also…

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May 5, 2014
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Widebody Rates for Older Types Decline
The widebody product line up is in the midst of its greatest transformation. Over the course of a single decade, the types so familiar will have been replaced by new models, featuring not only greater efficiency but also considerably longer range capability. In such an environment it would be expected…

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April 21, 2014
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Older Widebodies Face Downward Pressure
The continued enthusiasm for the newer generation of widebodies is inevitably partly at the expense of the older types. In contrast to the improving market conditions of a nearly a decade ago and those of the mid 1990s, the international carriers continue to seek yield improvement rather than absolute market…

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February 10, 2014
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Auction of A340-600 Contrasts with New Initiatives
The intended auction of an A340-600 contrasts with the new initiatives being pursued by Airbus and Rolls-Royce to highlight the relative efficiencies of the four engined aircraft and re-invigorate the secondary market. The well attended briefing in London in late 2013 sought to emphasize the relatively low acquisition cost of…

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February 10, 2014
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B747-400 Values Continue to Fall
The values of the B747-400 continue to decline in the face of advancing age and replacement with newer types. The delivery of a modest number of B747-8s and a larger number of A380s finally draws a line under the production of the B747-400 though orders for the new -8I remain…

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December 16, 2013
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OEMs Seek to Stabilize A340 Values
The values for the A340 – all variants - have experienced a considerable decline in recent years but the OEMs are now seeking to at least stabilize values by changing market perceptions concerning the current operating economics of the type. The London conference held in December saw participants from Original…

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December 16, 2013
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