Originally Posted by
ToiletDuck
I'm not sure how large the fleet size needs to be in order to be cost efficient. Maybe the planes were efficient but not profitable once you look at the moved MX crews etc. I wonder if BB could have secured more Qs if he would have changed his mind? I've always wanted to fly one of those things.
Not really a direct comparison. But myself (and others) have heard it straight from out flight op's DO. There's also a particular SKW guy on here (who's word I consider valid) heard the SAME thing from their management. But for a company the size of XJT or SKW, the amount of airframes needed when taking on a NEW type had to be in the mid to high 20's to make it cost effective. Again, that's just what our FO DO has told us, and what a SKW guy on here said their management told them.
Of course we could go round and round all day on the variables factored in, just sayin'.
And yeah, assuming the pay was good, I'd fly one also. From the times I've JS'd on it, it's more sophisticated than the WSCOD and reminded more of the 328 as far as capability goes. Nice and quiet also.