The airline expects to sign a lease deal on another Boeing or two in the coming months.

Many lease deals require a substantial down payment and possible additional charges.

There has been no mention of zero-percent financing or cheap lease deals.

But her attempts to get the lease deal renegotiated went nowhere.

Meetings to set a land purchase or lease deal with local authorities in British Honduras were held.

A big factor was the ease of a good lease deal - "I just walked right out with it," he said, with no down payment.

He said it was "not too late" to negotiate a better lease deal.

Recent assessments by both offices have not been kind to the lease deal.

Check out Leaseguide.com, and Leasecompare.com for online information on leases including current lease deals.

Governor Whitman declined to comment on the lease deal.