Originally Posted by
Melax
The airline has decided not to renew the A380 plane when the ten-year contract expires next year.
But they added the airline had orders for five separate A380s with Airbus, which will start being delivered in the second half of 2017.
Makes sense to buy new to replace End of Lease old ones. Presumably the original leasing plan was because they weren't sure if they wanted to use them in the longer term, and now they are ready to buy.
Anyone know the difference in 10 years of lease payments, vs purchase outright?