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appraisal

Airbus A300-600 Freighter
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Anthony Brooks Senior Analyst - ISTAT Appraiser anthony.brooks@ascendworldwide.com

Background
The factory-built A300-600 Freighter entered service in April 1994 with FedEx (certiﬁcation designation is the F4-600R), and Airbus also developed a General Freighter version. The last factory-built A300-600 Freighter was delivered to FedEx on 17 July 2007. A conversion program for passenger A300-600/600Rs was launched in 2001 at EADS-EFW and FSI was awarded its STC in 2008, although it has only converted one aircraft in China to date.

Etihad (2), Air Macau (2), TNT Airways (2), Uzbekistan Airways (2), China Southern (1) and MNG Airlines (1). There are 124 aircraft in service with two operators in North America, representing 80 percent of the ﬂeet. There are 16 aircraft with ﬁve operators in Asia, ﬁve aircraft with two operators in the Middle East, eight aircraft with two operators in Europe and two aircraft with Egyptair in Africa.

A300-600 Freighter Population
There are 155 A300-600 Freighters in existence of which 94 are GE-powered and 61 are PW-powered. Some 154 of the A300-600 Freighters are currently in service and one aircraft is stored. There are 18 operators with aircraft in service including FedEx (71), UPS (53), Air Hong Kong (8), Airbus Transport International (5 Beluga aircraft), China Cargo Airlines (3), Qatar Airways (3), Egyptair (2),

A300-600 Freighter Values and Lease Rate Trends
Current Market Values for the A300600F now range from $12.50 million to $34.15 million according to year of manufacture. Lease rates for the type remain stable and range from between $200,000 and $380,000 per month.

Market Outlook
• After production of factory-built A300-600Fs ceased in July 2007, the

focus shifted to conversion of passenger A300s. However, this activity slowed as the cargo market went into a sharp trafﬁc decline in 2009; only three aircraft were converted last year and we are not aware of any current backlog. • Although the A300-600F remains a popular volume widebody freighter for the integrator and medium range markets and the cargo market is making a recovery, there seem limited prospects for more conversions in signiﬁcant numbers; issues including ﬁnancing of used aircraft and the availability of new build lift like A330-200Fs. On a positive note, the lower passenger aircraft values and more feedstock do make conversions more possible. • Market values are unlikely to rebound in the upturn but may stay stable in a best case outlook; the A300600F will still remain a key element in the medium-sized freighter market during the next 10 years.

Current and Future Market Values A300-600 FREIGHTER CF6-80C2A5F 375,900LB MTOW Future Half Life Base Values constant 2010 terms
Build Year Current Half-Life Market Value 1985 1990 1995 2000 2007 $12.50 $13.75 $16.75 $22.25 $34.15 Current Half-Life Base Value $15.40 $16.00 $19.00 $24.80 $39.15 13.8 14.4 17.1 22.3 36.3 12.4 12.9 15.3 19.9 32.6 11.2 11.6 13.7 17.8 29.1 10.0 10.4 12.2 15.9 25.9 9.0 9.3 10.9 14.1 23.0 8.0 8.3 9.8 12.6 20.4 7.2 7.4 8.7 11.2 18.1 6.4 6.7 7.8 10.0 16.1 5.8 5.9 6.9 8.8 14.3 5.1 5.3 6.2 7.9 12.6 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

All values in constant 2010 US$ Million The aircraft values stated herein are the product and property of independent third-party sources, and ISTAT neither approves nor endorses the information contained herein or the use thereof for any purpose whatsoever. Information current as of 4 August 2010.

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