"Maat, all jet2's aircraft are not owned by the Dart group as such, PM went through an exercise of flogging them off & then leasing them back to raise much needed cash, don't forget that these figures would appear in the profit that Going loco tried to impress with."
I do remember Air Europe. Success story of the UK, then aircraft parked up with no indication of thing awry with the company.
Which is why I wondered how one could check the ownership or leaseholder of aircraft. The registration plate on all our aircraft I have been on states Dart Group as owner, the CAA database has the aircraft registered to Dart group. The last company financial statement states that 20(?) of Jet2’s aircraft are owned by Dart. I don’t doubt what you say, but, as your first instructor probably told you, never assume, check.
Which returns to my question: How can one check the ownership or leaseholder of an aircraft?