ARO.OPS.110 Lease agreements for aeroplanes and helicopters

ANNEX II (Part-ARO) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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ARO.OPS.110Lease agreements for aeroplanes and helicopters

(a)The competent authority shall approve a lease agreement when satisfied that the operator certified in accordance with Annex III (Part-ORO) complies with:

(1)ORO.AOC.110(d), for dry leased-in third country aircraft;

(2)ORO.AOC.110(c), for wet lease-in of an aircraft from a third country operator;

(3)ORO.AOC.110(e), for dry lease-out of an aircraft to any operator, except for the cases specified in point ORO.GEN.310 of Annex III;

(4)relevant requirements of continuing airworthiness and air operations, for dry lease-in of an aircraft registered in the EU and wet lease-in of an aircraft from an EU operator.

(b)The approval of a wet lease-in agreement shall be suspended or revoked whenever:

(1)the AOC of the lessor or lessee is suspended or revoked;

(2)the lessor is subject to an operating ban pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

(3)the authorisation issued in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 452/2014 has been suspended, revoked or surrendered.

(c)The approval of a dry lease-in agreement shall be suspended or revoked whenever:

(1)the certificate of airworthiness of the aircraft is suspended or revoked;

(2)the aircraft is included in the list of operators subject to operational restrictions or it is registered in a State of which all operators under its oversight are subject to an operating ban pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005.

(d)When asked for the prior approval of a dry-lease out agreement in accordance with ORO.AOC.110(e), the competent authority shall ensure:

(1)proper coordination with the competent authority responsible for the continuing oversight of the aircraft, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, or for the operation of the aircraft, if it is not the same authority;

(2)that the aircraft is timely removed from the operator’s AOC except for the cases specified in point ORO.GEN.310 of Annex III.

(e)When asked for prior approval of a dry lease-in agreement in accordance with point ORO.AOC.110(d), the competent authority shall ensure proper coordination with the State of Registry of the aircraft as necessary to exercise the oversight responsibilities of the aircraft.

IR · ARO.OPS.110 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

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WET LEASE-IN

(a)Before approving a wet lease-in agreement, the competent authority of the lessee should assess available reports on ramp inspections performed on aircraft of the lessor.

(b)The competent authority should only approve a wet lease-in agreement if the routes intended to be flown are contained within the authorised areas of operations specified in the AOC of the lessor.

AMC · AMC1 ARO.OPS.110 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2018/003/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

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SHORT TERM WET LEASE-IN The competent authority of the lessee may approve third country operators individually or a framework contract with more than one third country operator in anticipation of operational needs or to overcome operational difficulties taking into account the conditions defined in Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008.

AMC · AMC2 ARO.OPS.110 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2018/003/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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APPROVAL

(a)Except for wet lease-out, approval for an EU operator to lease an aircraft of another operator should be issued by the competent authority of the lessee and the competent authority of the lessor.

(b)When an EU operator leases an aircraft of an undertaking or person other than an operator, the competent authority of the lessee should issue the approval.

GM · GM1 ARO.OPS.110 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2018/003/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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DRY LEASE-OUT The purpose of the requirement for the competent authority to ensure proper coordination with the authority that is responsible for the oversight of the continuing airworthiness of the aircraft in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 is to ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place to allow:

(a)the transfer of regulatory oversight over the aircraft, if relevant; or

(b)continued compliance of the aircraft with the requirements of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014.

GM · GM2 ARO.OPS.110 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2019/019/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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LONG-TERM WET LEASE-IN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN OPERATORS REGISTERED IN DIFFERENT EU MEMBER STATES In case of a long-term wet lease-in agreement between operators having their principal place of business in different EU Member States, the competent authorities of the lessee and the competent authority of the lessor may consider a mutual exchange of all necessary information in accordance with ARO.GEN.200(c).

GM · GM3 ARO.OPS.110 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2019/019/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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