There is no shortage of reasons to be optimistic about the
future of China's aircraft finance sector.
China is forecast to be the world's fastest-growing
market in terms of passenger numbers all the way into 2036. And
Chinese airlines are expected to spend over US$1trn in the next two
decades on new planes, accounting for nearly a fifth of global
demand, to serve an increasingly mobile population.
As their needs expand, Chinese airlines, like their global
counterparts, are leasing planes instead of buying them. There are
now nine China-based aircraft leasing companies among the world's top 50, serving clients drawn to
fiscal advantages such as lower capital outlays and taxes, as well
as operational benefits like flexible contracts, maintenance
agreements and disposal programmes.
