The operating costs are not necessarily higher. While an older aircraft may consume more fuel, it also depreciated so the capital costs are less. Why do you think so many older aircraft are converted to freighters? > In a message dated 11/25/2003 9:59:14 AM US Mountain Standard Time, > DZTOPS@xxxxxxx writes: > > > Wouldnt it be cool if there was an airline only flying vintage acft? Like > > Connys and Boeing Stratoloungers and stuff like that? Would be somewhere > > all > > those displaced and laid off mechanics could work...... > > > > Yeah, that's the ticket. High operating costs, high maintenance costs and a > bunch of us big talking, little dinero foamers as passengers! To make it work > you'd be paying Concorde prices...and even they were uneconomical. There is > a reason why a lot of older planes are in the boneyards or have gone on to > become beer cans. > > RT Simpson > Phoenix > > Not a fan of flying planes made when The Monkees were popular!