Aviation enterprises are mostly highly indebted enterprises, and it is very important for them to maintain a certain cash flow. Leasing aircraft can reduce part of the cost of aviation enterprises and alleviate the cash flow pressure of aviation enterprises in a certain period of time.
It is understood that many mainstream airlines around the world, including AirAsia, have adopted the method of sale and leaseback to implement charter contracts. Sale and leaseback means that airlines order planes, then sell them to aircraft leasing companies, and then sign contracts with them to rent planes at a certain fee. This lease generally lasts for 10 ~ 15 years, and airlines can also choose to buy back the aircraft after the lease expires.
In fact, this kind of sale and leaseback is also a disguised form of financing. Airlines and leasing companies share the purchase cost, recover a lot of money from leasing companies, and pay in disguise? Interest? At the same time, it will also transfer certain business risks to the service providers who provide leasing services.
The fleet of aviation enterprises has expanded rapidly.
At present, the prosperity of the aviation industry undoubtedly makes more and more companies flood into the aircraft leasing market. Before the entry threshold of billions or even tens of billions of dollars, only a few powerful people can enter the market competition.
By leasing aircraft, airlines can expand their fleet faster and save money to expand other services. As long as it can maintain a certain income, compared with buying planes, the expansion speed of aviation enterprises will obviously be faster, which is also of great benefit to strengthening the competitiveness of aviation enterprises in the market.
Renting a plane is more flexible than buying one.
Renting aircraft is also more flexible than buying aircraft. For many newly established airlines, buying a plane is not the best choice. On the contrary, it is a better choice to negotiate directly with the leasing company, rent a few planes for trial operation, and then consider forming your own fleet.
At the same time, for airlines, the flexibility of leasing aircraft is also reflected in the adjustment of the fleet. Airlines can choose not to renew their aircraft or lease new aircraft according to their own business needs.
Do you understand now? Saving money, convenience and flexibility have become the reasons why more and more airlines choose to lease aircraft. Maybe in the near future, it is possible that all the planes we travel on are rented ~