ACMI and Wet Lease Capacity
When an airline needs capacity rather than an aircraft, ACMI is the instrument. The lessee buys block hours; the lessor keeps the aircraft, the crew, the maintenance and the insurance.
- Aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance provided by the operating lessor.
- Seasonal peaks, hajj and umrah programmes, and AOG substitution cover.
- New route trials without committing to a fleet addition.
- Passenger and freighter capacity considered against the mission.
- Minimum block hour guarantees and utilisation terms explained upfront.
- Regulatory approvals and traffic rights sequenced before commitment.
ACMI, wet, damp or dry
The four structures differ in who supplies crew and who carries maintenance and insurance risk, and each has different regulatory consequences. We set them out side by side in our aircraft leasing guide before you commit to one.
Approvals are the long pole
Wet lease arrangements need regulatory approval on both sides and, on international routes, traffic rights. Those timelines, not aircraft availability, usually determine the earliest realistic start date.