Table 3. Aircraft lessor type and business model

Type Financing cost Major investors Business model Strength Weakness Potential investors in Korea
Core Low Bank, Financial Group, etc. New Placement, SLB (Young Aircraft) Negotiation power due to economies of scale, large, low-cost financing thanks to high credit rating Tight risk management, small pool of customers Pension fund, insurance, bank, etc.
Value added Medium Insurance, Private Equity, Institutional Investors, etc. SLB(Middle-Aged Aircraft), Re-leasing Relatively large pool of customers Relatively high required yield Securities company, insurance, savings bank, etc.
Opportunistic High Private Equity, MRO Freighter Conversion, Part-out Constant competitive scale High business risk, relatively small scale, high required yield Private equity, capital, savings bank, etc.