Originally Posted by
M20EPilot
Just curious if your $1K/block figure is missing anything? The recent EAS bids that skywest put in (e.g. for VEL) stated the bro was more like 1600/hr (I can't remember, exactly) to operate. Still pretty cheap considering you can haul close to 30 folks.
Sure, $1600/hr sounds right. You want to make a profit. was just running the sheer cost of breaking even.
Even at $1600/hr with an average 80% load factor of 24 people is $67 per person, per hour. That's pretty reasonable.