Leasing VLJs
03-06-2008, 06:12 AM
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Leasing VLJs
Hi,
Is it possible for a group of investors to use a leasing company to acquire a few VLJs for a charter operation? In other words, we doubt that we can afford to buy them outright so we would consider leasing or renting. I understand that the majors lease a lot of their equipment, but is this practice common for small 135s, charters, small airlines, etc. ?
This is my first post so if I am in the wrong place for this question, please advise.
Any advice on this topic is appreciated.
Thanks
Is it possible for a group of investors to use a leasing company to acquire a few VLJs for a charter operation? In other words, we doubt that we can afford to buy them outright so we would consider leasing or renting. I understand that the majors lease a lot of their equipment, but is this practice common for small 135s, charters, small airlines, etc. ?
This is my first post so if I am in the wrong place for this question, please advise.
Any advice on this topic is appreciated.
Thanks
03-11-2008, 11:37 AM
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There are a lot of owners of small-large biz jets that allow 135 charter ops to put them on their ticket. As far as VLJ's it might be harder to find owners that would want that since they are so inexpensive (relatively) and might want the aircraft all to themselves. I also highly doubt that the VLJ companies themselves are leasing any aircraft right now because pretty much every one has been bought outright for the next 5 years of production. I think it will be hard to lease a VLJ in the near future until the market is "saturated" with them. Like I said before your best bet is to find some owners that want to lease them to you on your 135 certificate. Good luck.
03-14-2008, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Redbaron63
Hi,
Is it possible for a group of investors to use a leasing company to acquire a few VLJs for a charter operation? In other words, we doubt that we can afford to buy them outright so we would consider leasing or renting. I understand that the majors lease a lot of their equipment, but is this practice common for small 135s, charters, small airlines, etc. ?
This is my first post so if I am in the wrong place for this question, please advise.
Any advice on this topic is appreciated.
Thanks
Is it possible for a group of investors to use a leasing company to acquire a few VLJs for a charter operation? In other words, we doubt that we can afford to buy them outright so we would consider leasing or renting. I understand that the majors lease a lot of their equipment, but is this practice common for small 135s, charters, small airlines, etc. ?
This is my first post so if I am in the wrong place for this question, please advise.
Any advice on this topic is appreciated.
Thanks
In my opinion, you will not find a charter company that is willing to lease a VLJ from you at a price that will allow you to make money.
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