BBD,
You may be right. BUT....
On this very Bulletin Board we predicted that this (exceeding the paltry number of hours allowed) would happen long before 11/9/2001, and pointed to the excessive cost of the lease solution. There were hours of happy banter from the chap who likes Antonovs (can't remember his handle) BEagle et al.
All down to September 11th, or a badly negotiated and short-sighted lease, when outright purchase was what was needed? I know which I think.....