Originally Posted by
vectismanpaul
Looking at the fleet owned/lease purchase/leased table above it would appear that BA will continue to own most of its aircraft outright. I believe lease purchase means that the aircraft will be owned by the operator
when it is paid for. Similar to PCPs for cars. Happy to be incorrect.
BA do finance a lot of their aircraft via JOLCOs (Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option). Pay the lease for ten years and then pay a lump sum to keep the aircraft so, yes, the same concept as PCPs.
Last edited by Schind; Apr 28, 2023 at 12:44 pm