Lessors still have that old burning worry at the back of their minds

Robert Martin, Rich Wiley and Peter Barrett all took to the stage at ISTAT Asia this week and reiterated that airlines will become operating lessors. The conversation that has been on going now for many years, with airlines such as Jet leading the way and doing well, was given fuel once again by comments recently that Lion Air will build a leasing venture. Of course Lion Air would have to say that as at the moment everyone is questioning what it plans to do with 469-odd aircraft on order. Although it is true to say that airlines have all the