Mike,
The article did not specify the cost basis used, but it seems that when ever
people in the airline industry talk about "direct operating costs" they are
referring to "cost per seat mile". Obviously, more seats give a larger airplane
an advantage by spreading the flights costs over a larger number of seats. Cost
per seat mile does not address other concerns such as profitability.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Gammon" <jmgammon@sympatico.ca>
To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: Fokker 100s costs
> Are we talking per hour, per seat mile, per flight?
>
> Mike Gammon
>
> >
> > From: boblochry <boblochry@msn.com>
> > Date: 2002/08/21 Wed PM 10:18:57 EDT
> > To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
> > Subject: Fokker 100s costs
> >
> > Direct operating costs of the Fokker 100s owned by American and US
> > Airways are 50% higher than those of Boeing 737s operated by those
> > carriers, said Mort Beyer of Morten Beyer and Agnew. Operating costs
> > of 50-seat regional jets are 100% higher than those of the 737s.
> >
>