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Aircraft Archive: Airbus A340-600
A340-600 Value Trend Shows How Quickly Values Can Fall
The values of the A340-600 have not performed well since entering service 17 years ago and indeed may be among the worst performers of any modern aircraft notwithstanding the experience of the Caravelle or VC10. The A340-600 was conceived as a result of expediency and cost rather than a response…

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November 11, 2019
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B777-300 Continues to be Difficult to Place
The B777-300 has always failed to inspire being one of Boeing’s “B” variants and it can be expected that any demand will be limited to existing operators seeking to supplement existing fleets at a lesser cost of used -300ERs which are now on the market. The market for the B777-300…

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October 14, 2019
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Long Term Trend of New Pricing of B777-300ER Shows Recent Decline
The peak in new pricing of the B777-300ER has long since passed with values now well below $150 million and still falling. There are now only 34 -300ERs remaining to be delivered. However, there have been 810 deliveries through to the end of August 2019 which averages some 50 per…

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September 30, 2019
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Widebody Rentals Remain Low
The low interest rates are inevitably having an effect on lease rentals when compared with previous levels but the market for used widebodies is perhaps not as strong as for narrowbodies and this is making it necessary for rentals to be realistic. The larger widebodies can be placed – notwithstanding…

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August 5, 2019
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Assumptions
The listing of current and future values is based on the year of build. The essential assumption is that the aircraft are being sold as a single unit and between a willing seller and willing buyer for cash. The high and low figures represent adjustments for offer and sale prices,…

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July 22, 2019
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CFM56 & V2500 Engine Values Remain Stable Despite Arrival of New Aircraft
The Trent 500 that powers the A340-600 has an LLP cost of over $6 million and a shop visit cost of approximately $7 million. Based on engines that have 5,000 cycles (half life) remaining then the arithmetic calculation suggests that the LLP value is $12 million with half life between…

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July 8, 2019
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Values of B777-300ER Continue to Fall Despite Previously Being Favored
While the fortunes of the A220 are ascending those of the B777-300ER are clearly falling as the market looks at the arrival of the B777-9 and ponders of how the -300ER will fare in the used market. With an age profile that now stretches back for approximately 16 years the…

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May 13, 2019
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Widebody Rentals Fail to Advance
The market for used widebodies remains reasonable but the rentals are failing to improve despite traffic growth. The manufacturers are more able to match production with demand and are delivering new aircraft in reasonable quantities even if Airbus rates are low. In the first three months of 2019 Airbus delivered…

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May 13, 2019
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