Proportion Of Leased Aircraft To Stabilize Around 50%, Lessor Says

Air Lease exec chair Steven Udvar Hazy

Air Lease founder Steve Udvar-Házy.

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Leased aircraft now make up more than 51.3% of the global fleet, totaling over 12,000 aircraft, but Air Lease founder Steve Udvar-Házy expects this proportion will now stabilize, after decades of rapid growth. Back in 1980, only 2.4% of the global fleet was leased. Since then, this proportion...
Victoria Moores

Victoria Moores joined Air Transport World as our London-based European Editor/Bureau Chief on 18 June 2012. Victoria has nearly 20 years’ aviation industry experience, spanning airline ground operations, analytical, journalism and communications roles.

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