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Aircraft Archive: Airbus
A330-300 In Demand As Stop Gap Capacity
With the inability to secure efficiency mid sized capacity from Boeing, operators have increasingly turned to the A330-300. Airbus may be selling A330-300s at a higher than desirable discount, not least because of the order quantities, but sales are nonetheless brisk with Emirates being the latest to sign up for…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 18, 2008
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Aircraft Asset Assessment: A330-300
Market Presence. Airbus has built a reputation around the use of the latest technology including envelope limiting computers, fly by wire and side stick controllers. Despite being designed in the 1980s, the A330 still is still viewed as contemporary though no match for the B787. Engines have undergone some upgrading,…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 18, 2008
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A300 Market Continues to Suffer
Even though the demand for widebodies remains strong, the older types are again under scrutiny as operators seek to divest themselves of A300-600Rs. China Southern, already having announced the withdrawal of four B777-200s and 12 MD82s, is now set to divest itself of six A300-600Rs and 13 MD90s. This follows…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 18, 2008
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B747-400 Residuals Face Increased Pressure
B777-300ER Increasingly Favored As Replacement Rather Growth Capacity The medium to long term residual values of the ubiquitous B747-400 are facing increased pressure as a result of the worldwide slowdown in traffic and the increased emphasis on using the most fuel efficient of equipment, notably the B777-300ER. The short term…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 18, 2008
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Fall in Oil Prices Fails To Lift Values
The consistent fall in oil prices to around $115 a barrel at the time of publication, will do little to alleviate the mounting pressure on values of virtually all aircraft types, new or old. Whether the rise in oil prices is a spike, or a long term phenomenon caused by…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 18, 2008
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Narrowbody Lease Rentals Face Testing Times
Rates for Older Aircraft Continue to Decline The lease rentals for narrowbodies continue to face a myriad of contrasting pressures with the newer equipment in particular seeking to marry the conflicting issues of increased demand and more expensive finance with the problems being faced by operators and weaker traffic. The…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 4, 2008
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Raft of Losses & Fleet Reductions Indicate Major Potential Problems for Values
The losses announced by AMR ($1.4 billion), Delta ($1.044 billion), United (2.7 billion), Northwest ($377 million), US Airways ($567 million) as well as others in the second quarter of 2008 make it difficult to ignore the possibility of further major fleet contractions in the coming months. While the problems of…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 4, 2008
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Asking Prices Remain Resilient Despite Market Pressures
The market may be increasingly vulnerable to excess supply but for the moment asking prices remain relatively strong, comparing favorably with values. Two A300-600s of 1984 vintage are being offered for sale by two different companies, one based in Canada and the other in Sri Lanka for $7 million and…

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By: Aircraft Value News
August 4, 2008
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