Commercial Aircraft Sales and Leasing (CASL)

Commercial Aircraft Sales and Leasing (CASL): is a common phrase used to describe organizations which typically market used commercial airliners and related equipment to governments and other various customers from manufacturers such as Airbus and Boeing as a primary function. CASL companies are often referred to as aircraft lessors.

Aircraft Leasing Books - Overview

• The 2010-2015 Outlook for Aircraft Leasing in Greater China
• The 2010-2015 Outlook for Aircraft Leasing in India
• The 2010-2015 World Outlook for Aircraft Leasing
• The 2010-2015 Outlook for Aircraft Leasing in the United States
• The 2010-2015 Outlook for Aircraft Leasing in The Middle East
• The 2010-2015 Outlook for Aircraft Leasing in Asia
• The 2010-2015 Outlook for Aircraft Leasing in Africa
• The 2010 Report on Aircraft Leasing: World Market Segmentation by City
• The 2010-2015 Outlook for Aircraft Leasing in Latin America
• The 2010-2015 Outlook for Aircraft Leasing in Europe
• The 2010-2015 Outlook for Aircraft Leasing in Oceana
• The 2010-2015 Outlook for Aircraft Leasing in North America & the Caribbean
• The 2010-2015 Outlook for Aircraft Leasing in Japan
• Aircraft, Container and Other Transport Equipment Leasing in Australia - Industry Risk Rating Report
• 1969 Cook Airlines Jet Leasing Jets Photo Print Ad (19094)
• Aircraft Finance & Leasing News.: An article from: Airguide Online
• Cross-border Aircraft Leasing
• Aircraft leasing company flying into rough skies.: An article from: Los Angeles Business Journal
• Planning for aircraft acquisition & operation.: An article from: Los Angeles Business Journal
• World aviation directory: Leasing takes off
• Aircraft Leasing Glossary
• Aircraft leases

Airline Finance

Editorial Reviews of Airline Finance

Air transport industry finance, with its complexity and special needs such as route rights, airport slots, aircraft leasing options and frequent flyer programmes, requires specific knowledge.

Dry Lease

A dry lease: is a leasing arrangement whereby an aircraft financing entity, such as GECAS and ILFC (lessor), provides an aircraft without insurance, crew, ground staff, supporting equipment, maintenance, etc. Dry lease is typically utilized by leasing companies and banks, requiring the lessee to put the aircraft on its own Air Operator Certificate and provide aircraft registration. A typical dry lease starts from two years onwards and bears certain conditions with respect to depreciation, maintenance, insurances, etc, depending also on the geographical location, political circumstances, etc.
In the United Kingdom, a dry lease is when an aircraft is operated under the AOC of the lessee.

Wet Lease

A wet lease: is a leasing arrangement whereby one airline (lessor) provides an aircraft, complete crew, maintenance, and insurance (ACMI) to another airline (lessee), which pays by hours operated. The lessee provides fuel, covers airport fees, and any other duties, taxes, etc. The flight uses the flight number of the lessee. A wet lease generally lasts one month to two years; anything less would be considered an ad-hoc charter. A wet lease is typically utilized during peak traffic seasons or annual heavy maintenance checks, or to initiate new routes. A wet leased aircraft may be used to fly services into countries where the lessee is banned from operating.

They can also be considered as a form of charter whereby the lessor provides minimum operating services, including ACMI, and the lessee provides the balance of services along with flight numbers. In all other forms of charter, the lessor provides the flight numbers. Variations of a wet lease include a code share arrangement and a block seat agreement.
Wet leases are occasionally used for political reasons; for instance, Egypt Air, an Egyptian government enterprise, cannot fly to Israel under its own name, as a matter of Egyptian government policy. Therefore, Egyptian flights from Cairo to Tel Aviv are operated by Air Sinai, which wet-leases from Egypt Air to get around the political issue.
In the United Kingdom, a wet lease is when an aircraft is operated under the AOC of the lessor.
When an air carrier provides less than an entire aircraft crew, the wet lease occasionally is also sometimes referred to as a damp lease, especially in the UK. A wet lease without crew is occasionally referred to as a "moist lease".

See Also:

• Aircraft Dry Leasing
• Aircraft Leasing

Aircraft leases

Aircraft leases: are a number of types of leases used by airlines and other aircraft operators. Airlines lease aircraft from other airlines or leasing companies for two main reasons; to operate aircraft without the financial burden of buying them, and to provide temporary increase in capacity. The industry has two main leasing types, wet leasing which is normally used for short term leasing and dry leasing which is more normal for the longer term leases. The industry also uses combinations of wet and dries when for example the aircraft is wet-leased to establish new services then as the airlines flight or cabin crews become trained them can be switched to a dry lease.

See Also:

• Aircraft Wet Leasing
• Aircraft Dry Leasing