don From Japan, joined Jun 2003, 266 posts, RR: 0 Posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 2257 times:
I am doing some performance computations on behalf of a friend who is evaluating B737-300 and -400 freighters for a leasing project. I have found some resources on the web but any expert opinions especially with operating costs comparisons will be much appreciated.
Stitch From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 26725 posts, RR: 83 Reply 1, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2219 times:
The July 2009 issue of Aircraft Commerce had an article titled: "Narrowbody freighter selection for low utilization operations". The article gives the following figures for an express-package carrier:
Cash operating costs:
$5,900 for a 737-300F
$6,300 for a 737-400F
Maintenance costs per flight hour were ~$1,100 for both models.
Lease costs for both models were calculated at $2,500 per trip.
don From Japan, joined Jun 2003, 266 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (1 year 5 months 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1940 times:
Thanks for the information.
The figures were very useful. While I couldn't find the mentioned article but found an useful article titled "Narrowbody freighter fuel burn & operating performance" while searching for it.
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