Originally Posted by
tracon
The Montreal-based Transat was slated to receive at least seven jetliners from Thomas Cook this fall, but "the partnership is dead because the company no longer exists," spokesman Christophe Hennebelle said.
More than once I've had sublettors take over the lease, especially so when the sublettors were more reliable than the real tenant. Granting my experience with apartments isn't the global dry-lease market, I don't think that is is liquid enough that [the actual aircraft owners] think they could pick up 3 months before TS was supposed to get them.
TS might have to pay to move and park them, though.
The owners might be very happy to have TS keep the tires inflated and the systems lubed up until they are needed.