WHAT'S ACMI?
Aircraft. Crew. Maintenance. Insurance.
ACMI stands for Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance. An ACMI lease is also known as a wet or damp lease. A wet lease is a leasing arrangement whereby a supplying airline (the lessor) provides an Aircraft, full Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance (ACMI) to a customer airline (the lessee) which pays by the number of block hours operated. Compared to a damp lease, where the lessor would provide the cockpit crew only and the lessee providing their own cabin crew on the leased aircraft.
THE ADVANTAGES OF ACMI TO THE AIRCRAFT LESSEE
Alternatively, a wet lease can be used over longer periods – providing supplemental seasonal availability. Wet leasing is ideal for testing new routes and markets, without having to invest heavily in new aircraft and crew first.
An operating or finance lease, also known as a dry lease, typically requires a minimum-term commitment. Purchasing an aircraft represents a significant capital investment that simply isn’t practical for some operators.
Wet leasing is completely flexible – use it when you need it. ACMI allows lessees to supplement their fleet capacity – without committing to an investment that may never produce a return.
THE ADVANTAGES OF ACMI TO THE AIRCRAFT LESSOR
By taking advantage of counter-seasonal demand in other international markets, fleet capacity is used year-round – spreading the operating costs across a greater number of flight hours and reducing flight hour rates
DAMP LEASING!
A damp lease is similar to a wet lease – but the lessee has sufficient cabin crew to operate the leased flights. Damp leasing is tailored to an airline’s specific operational requirements to maximise efficiency, by removing the costs of all (or part) of the cabin crew and HOTAC.
Our areas of expertise
Our 24/7 sub-charter and leasing team specialises in sourcing aircraft solutions to meet your every need.
ACMI AIRCRAFT LEASING - LONG TERM
Our ACMI Leasing team has considerable aircraft charter and lease management experience going back four decades, whether its providing aircraft for cross regional leasing, wide bodied aircraft for the Hajj pilgrimage, regional aircraft on PSO routes or peak summer holiday demand
ACMI AIRCRAFT LEASING - SHORT TERM
Short term ACMI leasing is an emergency recovery service for airlines. Peta offers unrivalled operational and commercial airline experience and with our extensive network of connections and our global database, Peta will source the most suitable solution in a timely fashion.
DRY AIRCRAFT LEASE
A dry lease aircraft is a leasing arrangement whereby an aircraft financing entity (lessor), provides an aircraft only (without crew, engineers or ground staff). An airline contracts the aircraft (without crew, maintenance or insurance) from a leasing company or bank, placing the aircraft on their own air operators certificate (AOC) and providing the aircraft registration, however uses its own flight and cabin crew to operate the aircraft.
CARGO ACMI LEASING
Just like ACMI leasing in the passenger airline world, cargo operators can benefit from the flexibility that ACMI offers by not having to commit to long term fixed costs and investments in aircraft and crew when purchasing or dry leasing aircraft. Instead, they can contract as required, on a monthly or annual basis, depending on their own contractual demands with their clients.