The general and positive mood of the airtransport economy with spectacular numbers of aircraft orders exceeding the 500 barrier at the Dubai Air Show this fall is indeed good news. A large proportion of these new aircraft will undoubtedly fall under leasing contracts. It is a common fact that more than 80 percent of aircraft re-deliveries following the end of an operating lease are delayed by seven days or more. The overarching causes of these delays invariably fall within the remit of aircraft minimum return conditions, and the more mundane duties surrounding continuing airworthiness and their associated practicalities. It is not often appreciated by aircraft maintenance managers that the issues surrounding aircraft re-delivery should be considered even before the new aircraft is specified and much less delivered.
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