Option (aircraft purchasing)

Option (aircraft purchasing)
This article is about options in aircraft purchasing. For other types of options, see Option.
Aircraft assembly at Boeing

An option, when purchasing aircraft, allows an airline to purchase additional aircraft in the future at an agreed price and date.[1]

When placing orders for new aircraft, airlines commonly obtain options from the aircraft manufacturer, for example Airbus or Boeing. These options allow the airline to delay the purchase of additional aircraft until market conditions become clearer and the purchase can be justified. It also reserves the airline a place in the manufacturing queue, for a guaranteed delivery slot. When the airline finally exercises its options, it can place its order without having to join the end of the queue which otherwise may delay the delivery of the aircraft for years. If future conditions do not justify expansion of the airline's fleet, the airline is not obliged to purchase the aircraft.[1]

Depending on economic conditions, manufacturers often sell aircraft purchasing options below either the real or Aircraft Bluebook value of the aircraft.[2]

Rolling options

Rolling options differ from ordinary aircraft purchase options, in that the delivery slot is assigned at a later date, when the option is exercised or expires.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Luftman, Jerry N. (2003). Competing in the Information Age: Align in the Sand. United States: Oxford University Press. pp. 321. ISBN 0195159535. http://books.google.com/books?id=WrJZArXyniMC&pg=PA321&lpg=PA321&dq=options&source=web&ots=aNdqT0hLsY&sig=yZ-e0EZwUzmFKXa040zvmbLEfYQ. Retrieved 2007-12-18. 
  2. ^ Holloway, Stephen (2003). Straight and Level: Practical Airline Economics. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. pp. 472. ISBN 0754619303. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=coiK9f88F88C&pg=PA472&dq=options&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&sig=d6YBifujLA9qLm0BVN8eXS6aeQ0. Retrieved 2007-12-18. 
  3. ^ Bryant, Adam (1997-03-21). "Delta to Buy Only Boeing Jets for 20 Years". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE4DA163BF932A15750C0A961958260. Retrieved 2007-12-18. 



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