Airbus 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]
Airbus 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]