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Was doing some research for a client and picked up a copy of Conklin & deDecker's Aircraft Cost Evaluator. While these numbers reflect use in a corporate environment, I changed the crew costs to match the current DAL contract (8 years) and the Comair contract (5 years average seniority). These are direct operating costs:
MD87
Cost per hour $1,907.37
B737-200
Cost per hour $1,648.37
CL65 - 100
Cost per hour $877.80
MD87
Cost per st. mile $4.43
B737-200
Cost per st. mile $4.17
CL65-100
Cost per st. mile $2.15
I do not remember how many seats each aircraft has but guessing a rough direct seat mile cost is as follows:
MD87 (142 seats?) $.0311
B737-200 (110 seats?) $.0379
CL65-100 (50 seats) $.0430
It was interesting that the maintenance & overhaul costs are quite similar for the MD87 and the CRJ, less on the 737. Depreciation (which I did not include in the figures) above is actually a good bit higher on the CRJ, making the expenses higher on paper.
MD87
Cost per hour $1,907.37
B737-200
Cost per hour $1,648.37
CL65 - 100
Cost per hour $877.80
MD87
Cost per st. mile $4.43
B737-200
Cost per st. mile $4.17
CL65-100
Cost per st. mile $2.15
I do not remember how many seats each aircraft has but guessing a rough direct seat mile cost is as follows:
MD87 (142 seats?) $.0311
B737-200 (110 seats?) $.0379
CL65-100 (50 seats) $.0430
It was interesting that the maintenance & overhaul costs are quite similar for the MD87 and the CRJ, less on the 737. Depreciation (which I did not include in the figures) above is actually a good bit higher on the CRJ, making the expenses higher on paper.
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