Recently I've read an article about plane leasing, and it left me realizing that air-companies lease planes from such companies (one of biggest ones are Ireland

Recently I've read an article about plane leasing, and it left me realizing that air-companies lease planes from such companies (one of biggest ones are Ireland) rather than buying them. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/28/irish-lessors-have-terminated-all-russian-airline-leases-says-ali.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/28/irish-lessors-have-terminate... "Aircraft Leasing Ireland (ALI), members of which include SMBC Aviation Capital, Avolon, Aircastle and AerCap Holdings, which is the world’s biggest aircraft leasing company, said that all of its members have complied fully with the sanctions."