The Odd One,
I doubt its a unique occurence but I believe MAN airport authorities once impounded a RyanAir a/c for non-payment of fees.
Whilst you may be subsidizing their operation, from a capital investment point of view, who are the
big creditors?
As I understand, we know that there is a reluctance from the commercial banking sector these days to fund asset acquisition because the operating economics of large commercial aircraft and the initial outlay they require makes designing a financial instrument that meets everyones objectives difficult.
Whereupon, who is daft enough to want to get involved? The Sage of Omaha doesn't which is good enough for me.