Temporary & Permanent Hangars  
Experience

Financial Guide

The following chart gives some of the major reasons for acquiring a permanent or semi-permanent aircraft hangar under each of the three basic methods (with buy broken down into cash and finance).

 

Customer Criteria

Cash

Finance

Lease

Rental

Wants Ownership

X

X

 

 

Optional Ownership

 

 

X

 

Use and Return Only

 

 

X

X

Off-Balance-Sheet Financing

 

 

X

X

100% Financing (no down payment)

X

X

 

 

Cash Surplus – Trade-in

X

X

X

X

Expense 100% of Payments

X

X

X

X

Needs Depreciation/Interest Write-offs

X

X

X

X

Lowest Total Cost (for ownership)

X

X

X

X

Lowest Monthly Payment (for use)

X

X

X

X

Future Business Uncertain

X

X

 

X

Temporarily Avoid Debt

X

X

X

X

Try-Out Structure

 

X

X

X

Improve Cash Flow

 

X

X

X

 
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