Sometimes, An aircraft if you buy it used is just so old, you gotta retire it, and you can't sell it anymore, however i haven't seen this option so i'm assuming it's not there. This would be a nice plus in an update.
offer it for sale at 10% price and AS will buy it back in couple of weeks
Looking at some of my leased planes' history, I've seen some players using a "trick" to achieve this:
1) Create a new sub
2) Transfer the plane to the new sub
3) Close the sub, and get a fair share of the aircraft's value back
4) Done
Optionally, to get more flexibility, one could think of using sale and lease back instead of transferring the plane – after closing the sub, just cancel the lease that has been transferred to AS whenever it makes sense.
This gives me the occasion to ask if such process could be viewed as cheating, or if it can be considered legal?
While putting the aircraft to a sub and liquidating it and getting 10% of its value back is legal, doing the same with a leaseback (instead of the aircraft just standing still in fleet) is illegal. The former is legal because you get just 10% of the aircraft value, same as buying by AS Aircraft Trader while the former gives you back much more than 10%. And while we are at it, using the used market Aircraft Trader buys it for slightly more than 10% of its book value because of the used market commission you receive.
Thanks!While putting the aircraft to a sub and liquidating it and getting 10% of its value back is legal, doing the same with a leaseback (instead of the aircraft just standing still in fleet) is illegal.
It appears that I just spotted a case then.
I will report it.
Thanks!
It appears that I just spotted a case then.
I will report it.
It already is. The UAB is fully aware of it and a discussion is ongoing.