1.   A no-frills, low-cost airline, ValuJet took to the air three years ago buying and leasing older jets from rivals.

2.   He based his optimism on the rise of smaller, nimbler businesses such as Transaero, a new airline that is leasing Boeing jets.

3.   It was not immediately clear if it would buy or lease the jets.

4.   Leasing companies lease the jets to airlines.

5.   Proceeds from the sale would allow the company to expand its business by leasing additional jets, Li said.

6.   The European Airbus jets are leased from Air France and painted in Vietnam Airlines colors, and they are flown by pilots on assignment from the French carrier.

7.   The jet was leased by AGCO, which hired Epps to operate it.

8.   They argue that leasing is a less costly way to finance the huge project, in the same way that airlines lease jets.

9.   Aeroflot has frequently leased jets from Boeing to replace planes in its aging fleet.

10.   Birgenair had leased the jet to Alas Nacionales, a Dominican airline, for a flight from the Dominican Republic to Germany when it crashed Tuesday night.