VLJ taxi service...Hot or Not?

[cvsfly]

How is the eclipse cheaper? Well, i think the operating costs of the eclipse run somewhere between $150 and $200 an hour, if i'm not mistaken. On short trips, with 3 people + bags, it could very well be cheaper. I'm not saying it will be cheaper in all cases with every airline - it all depends on what the alternatives are & how much the airline would spend otherwise in compensation.

Where are these figures coming from? Is that $150-200/hr per pax - perhaps? $200/hr wouldn't even pay for the fuel. As always, the insurance industry will be the deciding factor in all of this.

 

[mattpilot]

Where are these figures coming from? Is that $150-200/hr per pax - perhaps? $200/hr wouldn't even pay for the fuel. As always, the insurance industry will be the deciding factor in all of this.

that figure would be direct operating costs.

It was a figure ($150) eclipse hat on their website with the old engines. As i understand it, the new engines produce more power thus more fuel. I just came up with the $200 range.

Again, thats DO - insurance, pilot pay, & other business expenses still need to be factored in.