2.3 Financing, investing and operating activities

Some of the factors airlines will consider when acquiring aircraft include:

• Size of aircraft relative to target markets.
• Capital costs of purchasing aircraft versus costs of leasing.
• Depreciation of owned aircraft and the second-hand market.
• Possibility of discounts from the manufacturers.
• Fleet management and training of crew.
• Airline network strategy.

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