Originally Posted by Trowserchilli

Airbus are pointless to own. They build these things with term limits. They're not Boeings that have the potential to take on a whole other life when a pax carrier is done with them. Airbus' head to the scrap yard.
What's attractive is up front incentives negotiated/offered by Airbus to take deliveries, then attractive lease terms with a solid order book. The lease payments are just a cost of doing business.

The delivery schedule and fleet count numbers by years end including givebacks is 72 birds. 8.5 to 9 pilots per bird.