What is the general skill level of the people in your world (this can be determined by airline ID numbers)? Most newbies don't know the benefits of leasing, and would rather buy.
Is it a model that people readily recognize in real life (don't matter if its good in the game or not)? Most people will grab aircraft they are familiar with - instead of what works well in the game.
Why do you have a poll? Are you really going to base your decision on the polling results?
I suppose the general answer would be: It's best to either sell or lease, along the prevailing market conditions and your airlines financial situation.
I don't know, I have seen many newbies go on overdrive on leasing, and it ends up costing them dearly, not to mention as a smaller airline, in a smaller base, leasing has little benefit for me most of the time (though before the 5% rule was implemented, man, I leased some nice aircraft for a steal.) Leasing has it's advantages at times, but for me, it is really a short term thing as after time, I might end up paying more than the plane is worth in the end, not to mention for most types above 4 mil in value, it ends up making a loss for the airline most of the time.
As far as ownership goes though, if you have a plane that is popular, but not shown as often on the lease page, put it on the leasing market for a good amount of Euros, and you will benefit largely from it. I have seen IL-62 back in the 1970s round earlier this year basically get snapped up for 9 mil a month. I don't think most airlines even make that with a single plane in a month.
But lets say you have a plane that populates the leasing page like crazy, but not so much in the sales part, you might be better off selling than leasing out.
Poll
