Questions tagged [cost]
Questions relating to the costs of owning, renting or flying a plane, etc.
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What are the cheapest flight schools for a PPL license ($12500)?
I live in Egypt and I finally decided to pursue my dream to become a pilot. The first step as everybody surely knows is to get my PPL license. However, in order for me a NON-US citizen to be eligible ...
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Are paramotors a good option for someone interested in flying, if so, what kind of regulations apply to them?
I am someone who wants to learn how to fly something, anything that I can ride in because it's just cool, are paramotors cheap and easy to use enough to get from novice to safe pilot in about a year ...
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How do rental prices that include fuel work if you refuel?
If a plane rental price includes fuel, what happens if you land and refuel during the trip?
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How impactful is De-icing on flight margins?
A quick google search suggests that deicing is a very expensive activity, with many suggesting it might be 5-10k for both deicing and anti-icing fluid.
Given that flight costs typically are lower for ...
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Cost for teletype type B (TTY) message exchange over SITA network
Does anyone know which party (sender or receiver) bears the cost of sending TTY messages over the SITA network that are commonly used between airlines, GDSs and different vendors. Thanks.
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Does aircraft manufacturers provide option to exchange older models?
Most of the vehicle manufacturers provide exchange value for older models when buying a newer one. Like you can exchange your old BMW 3 Series for new 3 Series or upgrade to 5 Series and so on.
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Is it feasible to repair a C152 that flipped onto its back?
So there's a C152 that was tied down and blew over onto its back, suffered some damage to its wings (but electric flaps still work) and significant damage to its stabilizers. Can it be fixed by ...
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Why hasn't the US military performed aftermarket modifications on certain aircraft?
The US military emits more CO2 annually than several countries. Winglets have been proven to work well in the commercial sector to reduce fuel burn, therefore reducing both CO2 emissions and fuel cost....
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Hub-and-spoke networks: fixed and variable costs
In the economic literature, many authors sustain that hub-and-spoke networks:
Increase the fixed costs sustained by the airlines.
Reduce the marginal costs (by allowing for a more efficient use of ...
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Variable versus fixed costs in the airline industry
I want to list the costs airlines have to sustain by distinguishing them between variable and fixed. Variable costs change in proportion to aircraft usage. Fixed costs show little or no change in ...
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The cost of these aircrafts in modern US dollar?
Could you tell me where I can find the development cost and market price of a Fairey Rotodyne, Convair CV-240, Martin 4-0-4, Ka-22 in current US dollar?
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In the USA, how much more expensive is 100LL compared to Jet-A1?
I have never flown an aircraft before and do not have any clue of what the fuel prices are. I was doing some research recently and found that some websites say Jet-A1 costs about 1.5 - 2 dollars per ...
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Why is there such a large price difference between the A350 and B787?
What are the reasons for quite significant difference in price between the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787? List prices for the A350-900 and 787-9 are around 317 million USD and 190 million USD ...
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Is there a good way to find out or estimate the prices of certain engines?
I'm specifically looking for the price of a PW150 (5070bhp, Turboprop) and some 55kN Turbofan engine. I'm doing some Direct Operating Cost analysis but I have no idea how much these components should ...
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Why do flight schools refuse to tell me the price of a course?
I have searched many flight schools' sites in my area and none mentions prices, I tried to contact by email and later by calling them, but they still won't tell me the price, why is that?
Shouldn't I ...
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How can a plane be cheaply owned by multiple people?
How can multiple owners save on the cost of a plane that sits 1-4 people. If each nonprofessional person contributes equally in money, how would it contracted up to share all the costs are divided ...
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What is the cost of electricity generated in the E175-E1?
I'm comparing two types of cabin illumination, and I'm having a difficult time to estimate the cost that will be saved by utilizing lights with a lower power consumption.
What are the costs of ...
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How much does a passenger-to-freighter conversion cost?
Transforming a passenger airliner to a freighter seems to be common. If I understand correctly (do not hesitate to correct me), it basically consists of removing many components (seats, galley, ...) ...
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How much does a typical private pilot pay for a non-training flight?
I realize one can expect to pay upwards of $10k to receive their Private Pilot certificate. Understood entirely.
However, my question revolves around the everyday expense of your average Joe pilot ...
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Do planes depreciate like cars? [duplicate]
Let's say I was in the market for buying a Cessna. What benefits would buying a new Cessna have over an older one? With cars, the resale value does hit a floor as long as it is safe to drive. Are ...
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Can airlines recover costs if they dump fuel for a medical emergency?
As per the title, can airlines recover costs if they dump fuel due to a medical emergency on board shortly after takeoff?
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Why do new jet engines cost billions to design?
This question might come off as crude because it involves people's salaries, but I do not understand why new designs of large turbofans cost many billions of dollars to design. For example, the Pratt &...
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What are the costs versus benefits of takeoff/landing on grass versus pavement in a light aircraft?
This question stated that landing on pavement is hard on tires compared to grass, however I don't necessarily agree with that. Even if it is true the impact on the gear and other components may ...
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Why are Western helicopters more expensive, yet smaller in size, but Russian helicopters are way less expensive, and larger in size?
So, I was looking around for prices of the Bell 412, Blackhawk and Mil Mi 8/17 prices, and the Bell 412, despite being a lot smaller than the Mi8, was US$2mil more than the Mi8.
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Why are general aviation planes so expensive? [duplicate]
My question simply is why are GA planes so expensive?
I can understand that an airliner is an incredible money sink simple because of the size, complexity, development cost and especially the ...
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How much does it cost extra to fly with one additional passenger?
How much does it cost to fly an airplane (like a Boeing or Airbus) when there's one extra passenger there, at an average speed of 475–500 knots (880–926 km/h; 547–575 mph)? That is, about 100kg extra,...
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Why does Jet A currently cost roughly the same as 100LL?
I thought Jet A was substantially cheaper than 100LL but I recently looked at the prices throughout my area, and they are both priced at approximately $5.50 per gallon. I've never flown an aircraft ...
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How much does it cost (on average) to run an airliner as a low cost airline on short distance flights? [duplicate]
Considering Germany is thinking about implementing new taxes to increase costs for commercial flights due to how cheap flights have become and the pollution they produce, I was thinking how much does ...
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How much does it cost to lease a jetliner?
As the title says, how much would it cost to lease a airplane for an airline. Let's say a B737 and a B747 or similar aircraft.
I tried to contact several aircraft leasing companies but so far I've ...
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How much does it cost to ground a B737 max aircraft for an airline?
What are the cost items for which an operator with such an aircraft in the fleet incurs per aircraft because of the grounding of the Boeing 737 max aircrafts and how much is the average cost incurred?
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May airlines cancel unprofitable flights?
If a given flight is unprofitable for an airline (occupancy ratio or – more precisely – revenue from ticket fares and cargo below the break even point) and if operating this flight incurred a bigger ...
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How can I pay for flight school in the UK? [closed]
I want to apply for the British Airways future pilot programme. However, it costs £125,000. The biggest loan I can get is £20,000 so where am I supposed to get the rest of that money?
I've heard ...
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What does it cost to get a hot air balloon to 30,000ft?
I'm interested to know what it would take to get a hot air balloon, with a 600lb load, to 30,000 feet. Is this cheaper than flying a plane with a similar load to the same altitude?
If a special ...
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How much do '1,500 total hours with 500 multi crew hours' cost in Europe?
This company offer a 'fast-track' modular course which, in their words:
Our speciality is the training of pilots with no flying experience to become Fastrack airline ready pilots by means of ...
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What are the approximate total training costs of flight school?
I don't really understand how pilots fund their training and then, how it is paid back. Could someone possibly provide a 'timeline' that covers:
How much does flight school/training cost from being a ...
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How to measure the aircraft maintenance cost of a operator? [closed]
How to measure the aircraft maintenance cost of a operator? What tool or mechanism can be used to measure such performance? Or what index can be used to determine the performance?
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How much fuel does the A380 use for taxiing before takeoff?
How much fuel does the A380 use for taxiing before takeoff and after landing? What does it cost at today's pricing?
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Is $24.01 million for 15 used A320 reasonable?
A few hours ago the insolvent Austrian airline Niki was bought by the owner of British Airways, IAG for a whopping \$24.01 million (plus a further \$19.08 million to provide liquidity to the company). ...
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How much does it cost to design a jetliner's wing?
The cost of designing a brand new wing for a jetliner, compared to modifying an existing one—with or without the changes to the production line—how is it estimated?
Related questions that come to mind:...
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How much of an improvement would a 1% weight decrease on an airplane be to the industry?
Say I thought of a very easy and inexpensive way to reduce the takeoff weight of a commercial airplane (body, fuel and passengers) by 1%. How much would this mean to the industry? Would it make much ...
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4 Boeing 707 for $50,000. Is that possible?
I'm helping a friend with an article on some issues in my country, mostly related to corruption. His English isn't very good, so here I go
One of the cases he's analyzing is the sale of 4 Boeing-707 ...
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How does the U.S. Overflight Fee system work?
After going through the Overflight Fees on FAA.GOV, the following is clear and self-explanatory:
Exact fees
Method of Payment (online, via Pay.gov as mentioned on the page).
What's not clear to me ...
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How are AFTN costs charged to ANSP's and Airspace Users?
I'd like to know how ANSP's like the FAA/SENEAM/etc.. get charged for sending and receiving messages over AFTN. I'm wondering if it is on a per characher/message basis or if they pay in bulk. Also, ...
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How much does it cost if someone falls ill before take-off?
A month or so ago, I flew from LHR to Australia, via Doha, on a Qatar Airways A380. Just as we were about to enter the runway at LHR, the captain announced that someone had been taken ill on the plane,...
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How much does it cost to add a glider rating to a PPL? [closed]
In Europe, how much does it cost to learn to fly gliders if you're already a private pilot? I am one, so I already have the medical and theory etc. but what cost can I expect for a GPL on top of a PPL?...
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What's an estimate for the cost of the cockpit technology on a 747 or 777?
Can anyone share what the percentage cost or dollar costs of cockpit instruments and related software is within a 747 or 777?
PS- I'm a physician working in medical safety. Physicians can no longer ...
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Is there a KPI to measure average hours flown?
I am working on a report for a small charter airline and I want to set a key performance indicator (KPI) to measure average hours flown.
Is there a practice in aviation field to consider optimum ...
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How can the Cirrus Vision jet be cheaper than its competition?
Cirrus Vision SF50 costs USD 2 million, compared to USD 5 million for comparable private jets.
How is Cirrus able to offer a jet at such a substantially lower price? ...
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How much does a Hundred Dollar Hamburger actually cost?
Recently, the Technical Difficulties discussed the \$100 hamburger on their show Citation Needed.
A "\$100 hamburger" refers to the practice of flying to another airport, eating a hamburger ...
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Since jet fuel is cheaper, why do pistons still use av-gas? [duplicate]
Since jet fuel is cheaper, why do pistons still use av-gas? Why is 100LL used at all?
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