LEEHAM · AIRLINES
LESSORS PLAYING INCREASING OWNERSHIP ROLE IN GLOBAL FLEET...
By Karl Sinclair • Contributing Writer November 11, 2026 “The art of good business is being a good middleman.” Aircraft lessors must have taken that famous movie line to heart.
SCOTT: Lessors already own the metal. When four names dominate widebodies, your airline’s “fleet strategy” is really a lease-return calendar. Crews feel that as a mix of types and a shorter time on any one of them.