JAKARTA · AIR
Wet-lease rates hold firm as engine availability constrains Asian fleets [Tarif sewa basah tetap tinggi karena keterbatasan mesin]
Operators are renting capacity rather than parking aircraft, which keeps ACMI pricing elevated. [Operator menyewa kapasitas daripada memarkir pesawat.]
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Wet-lease pricing across Asia-Pacific has not softened as expected, and the reason is engine rather than airframe availability. Operators with aircraft grounded awaiting powerplants are renting complete capacity to protect schedules.
That behaviour is rational and expensive. ACMI unit costs run well above owned operation, but a cancelled route loses the market position as well as the revenue.
The knock-on effect reaches operators with no engine problem at all, who now compete for lease capacity against carriers using it as a stopgap.
What to watch: spare-engine lease rates as the leading indicator. When they ease, wet-lease pricing follows about a quarter later.