Qatar Airways launches Japanese JOLCO program with three Boeing 787‑9s

Qatar Airways completed its first Japanese operating lease with a call option (JOLCO) for three Boeing 787‑9 aircraft on 14 March, using Japanese investors for equity and a bank for debt, and the operator may exercise a call option after a set term.

HSBC acted as the debt structurer and sole financier for the transaction, while JP Lease Products & Services Co. Ltd. structured and subscribed the equity portion; the JOLCO program is planned to include three operations and a total of seven aircraft, marking Qatar Airways Group’s entry into the Japanese aircraft financing market.