Originally Posted by Fly4hire

At the mentioned price what's the break even in years of operation on fuel costs ? That's about an 80% saving on the cost of a large WB. That buys an awful lot of gas. I could see these as a bridge WB for lift now until RFP acft show up in force. RA made money operating the DC9 long past any other carrier. Paid for aircraft give you a lot of flexibility.