Aircraft prices
editAirbus and Boeing publish list prices for their aircraft but the actual prices charged to airlines vary; they can be difficult to determine and tend to be much lower than the list prices. Both manufacturers are engaged in a price competition to defend their market share.[1]
The Airbus list prices for 2015 are as follows and show a 3.27% increase over 2014:[2]
| Model | mio USD |
|---|---|
| Airbus A318 | 74.3 |
| Airbus A319 | 88.6 |
| Airbus A320 | 97.0 |
| Airbus A321 | 113.7 |
| Airbus A319neo | 97.5 |
| Airbus A320neo | 106.2 |
| Airbus A321neo | 124.4 |
| Airbus A330-200 | 229.0 |
| Airbus A330neo-800 | 249.6 |
| Airbus A330-200 Freighter | 232.2 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 253.7 |
| Airbus A330neo-900neo | 284.6 |
| Airbus A350-800 | 269.5 |
| Airbus A350-900 | 304.8 |
| Airbus A350-1000 | 351.9 |
| Airbus A380-800 | 428.0 |
The Boeing list prices for 2014 were as follows:[3]
| Model | mio USD |
|---|---|
| Boeing 737-700 | 78.3 |
| Boeing 737-800 | 93.3 |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 99.0 |
| Boeing 737 MAX 7 | 87.7 |
| Boeing 737 MAX MAX 8 | 106.9 |
| Boeing 737 MAX 9 | 113.3 |
| Boeing 747-8 | 367.8 |
| Boeing 747-8 Freighter | 368.4 |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 191.5 |
| Boeing 767-300 Freighter | 193.7 |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 269.5 |
| Boeing 777-200LR | 305.0 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 330.0 |
| Boeing 777 Freighter | 309.7 |
| Boeing 777-8X | 360.5 |
| Boeing 777-9X | 388.7 |
| Boeing 787-8 | 218.3 |
| Boeing 787-9 | 257.1 |
| Boeing 787-10 | 297.5 |
However, the actual transaction prices may be as much as 50% less than the list prices, as reported in 2012 in the Wall Street Journal, giving some examples from the Flight International subsidiary Ascend:[4]
| Model | List price 2012 | Market price | % Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-800 | 84 | 41 | 51% |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 90 | 45 | 50% |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 298 | 149 | 50% |
| Airbus A319 | 81 | 30 | 63% |
| Airbus A320 | 88 | 40 | 55% |
| Airbus A330-200 | 209 | 84 | 60% |
In may 2013, Forbes magazine reported that the Boeing 787 offered at $225 million was selling at an average of $116m, a 48% discount.[5]
Those discounts were presented again in Le Nouvel Observateur's Challenges.fr again with Ascend valuations in 2013:[6]
| Model | List price 2013 | Market price | Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 747-8 | 351.4 | 145 | 59% |
| Airbus A320-200 | 91.5 | 38.75 | 58% |
| Airbus A330-200 | 239.4 | 99.5 | 58% |
| Boeing 737-800 | 89.1 | 41.8 | 53% |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 315 | 152.5 | 52% |
| Airbus A380 | 403.9 | 193 | 52% |
| Airbus A320neo | 100.2 | 49.2 | 51% |
| Boeing 737 MAX-8 | 100.5 | 51.4 | 49% |
| Boeing 787-8 | 206.8 | 107 | 48% |
| Airbus A350-900 | 287.7 | 152 | 47% |
On 24 December 2014, Transasia Airways announced a commitment to four A330-800neos, list price $241.7m, for $480m or $120m each.[7]
In January 2015, United Airlines ordered ten Boeing 777-300ERs, listed at $330mn each but paid around $130m each, a discount to bridge the production gap to the 777X.[8]
References
edit- ^ TIM HEPHER (9 July 2012). "How plane giants descended into global 'price war'". Reuters.
- ^ "New Airbus aircraft list prices for 2015 are:" (Press release). Airbus. 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Jet Prices". Boeing. 2014.
- ^ DANIEL MICHAELS (9 July 2012). "The Secret Price of a Jet Airliner". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Agustino Fontevecchia (21 May 2013). "Boeing Bleeding Cash As 787 Dreamliners Cost $200M But Sell For $116m, But Productivity Is Improving". Forbes.
- ^ Vincent Lamigeon (13 June 2013). "Le vrai prix des avions d'Airbus et de Boeing" (in French). Challenges.fr.
- ^ DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW (24 December 2014). "TransAsia to take four A330-800neo jets". Flight Global.
- ^ "United and 777-300ERs". Leeham News. 20 January 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.