Originally Posted by
bmurphy130
As an aside, I'd disagree with your King Air 350 stats. You net more than 10 KTAS over a PC-12.
Who in your mind is pulling off this model successfully? Although these are all businesses with slightly different stripes, they're still zebras. Jury is still out on Surf. Blackjet gone. Beacon Air gone. Wheels Up...
The 350 is in another league, i agree and the aquisition and maintenance coste reflect that. The B200 is the same seating capacity, 30kts faster but 40%more fuel. And twice the maintenance costs roughly. The pc-12 is the plane that makes the model work. And wheels up is another animal. Not for the extremely rich but for the very wealthy. Surf Air is for a new breed of business commuter primarily being lifted up out of commercial flying. Differnt niche. These markets are out there. Im not saying it is a goldmine, and it may never be a huge moneymaker but people do love and appreciate the service and have been dropping 2k a month for several years.