Where do airlines get money from to buy airplanes?

by Ted Mcgrath on 2010/03/11

Where do airlines get the money from to buy airplanes? Airlines such as jetblue might only make about 80 million dollars a year, enough to buy an aircraft or two. Yet they have 134 airplanes.

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{ 13 comments… read them below or add one }

Me March 11, 2010 at 7:23 pm

Jet blues planes are used.

Judas Rabbit March 11, 2010 at 7:34 pm

welfare helps out a little.

JOHN March 11, 2010 at 8:24 pm

our pockets

fishtrembleatmyname March 11, 2010 at 8:53 pm

The money used to purchase the planes is deducted from their income, along with many other expenses. The result left over is that 80 million. They’re also likely keeping those aircraft in the air for quite some time, as well as buying used aircraft from other companies.

DikiDoo March 11, 2010 at 8:59 pm

your air fair and taxes

floppsy March 11, 2010 at 9:52 pm

from us when we buy a ticket!!! and spend money onboard

ppe March 11, 2010 at 10:43 pm

they used credit just most American

DAVID B March 11, 2010 at 10:49 pm

I suppose they borrow from investors and banks

meme March 11, 2010 at 11:13 pm

I agree with me jetblue buys used

Steve O March 11, 2010 at 11:30 pm

Airplanes don’t buy airplanes, people buy airplanes.

wow its tha cute [[blonde one]]? March 11, 2010 at 11:31 pm

may i ask something???- are you bored?
ok let me explain thing to you, jetblue is the 5th most popular airline in America. they fly all over the world. so they not only have about 10 million passangers from america but passengers from everywhere else. and as of right now an avergae round-trip plane ticket is about 200 bucks. they get around 500,000- 1 million passengers a day. YOU DO THE MATH

muskraiya March 11, 2010 at 11:54 pm

check http://www.cheapflighttracker.com

Adam G March 12, 2010 at 12:09 am

There is actually a huge market for leasing airplanes. Several large companies act as leasing agents (GE, ILFC, and others). Most airlines do not buy new planes. These leasing companies then sell the used planes to many of the companies listed in the other answers above…

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