BAE Systems is making another push to promote executive and corporate shuttle applications for its out-of-production 146/Avro RJ series of regional airliners.
The UK group’s regional aircraft division manages a lease portfolio of up to one hundred fifty 146s and the later Avro RJ models, and about a dozen of these are currently available or will be soon for new operators. BAE wants to offer the aircraft on leases but, in theory, it can restructure the ownership of the aircraft (some of which are part-owned by banks) to allow for various lease-purchase options.
According to Andy Whelan, sales executive for the new corporate sales initiative, the monthly rates for a typical five-year lease would be around $55,000 for an older 146-100 model and $65,000 for a newer Avro RJ70. In addition, operators pay into a maintenance reserve at rates determined by the condition and support requirements of each aircraft.
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