JV
Agree that the A343 OEW is higher than that of the A333 (although you missed 2 extra engines off your list!) but the MTOW is 42,000kg higher so, depending upon MZFW etc, I would have thought the A343 would have a useful range advantage.
Thunderball
A343 availability is tight at present (as it seems to be for virtually everything) but the A350/787 will hit the A343 harder than the A333 and values will fall faster and sooner as a consequence. Its already difficult to find anyone prepared to take asset risk on the A343 - in part because of the lack of a freighter conversion programme (unlike the 744, 767, 757 etc) - hence my original post.