These planes were not used by the airline but leased to other airlines, including Air China.

Buying airplanes and leasing them to airlines is a huge business.

Yet the competitive turmoil in the industry has also made leasing more attractive to established airlines.

Germania on the other hand, with all aircraft having been leased to other airlines, no longer offered routes directly to passengers.

Most terminals are leased to individual airlines with competing agendas and graphics.

Together, the companies lease nearly 1,000 planes to airlines around the world.

MIA also leases office space to airlines and other travel related operators at the airport.

International Lease is one of the biggest companies that leases passenger aircraft to airlines.

G.E.'s willingness to lease planes to start-up airlines helps them grow.

To move the planes in the face of intense competition, Fokker has been leasing them to airlines at deep discounts.