Originally Posted by
geosynchronus
Hey, whatever works to save money!
I'm sure I am just preaching to the choir, but measuring your efforts in this manner to control costs significantly aids in the justification process. If the head-shed ever questions ken727pilot, he can retort by saying "in 2010, we aggressively pursued contract fueling vendors; resulting in a net savings of 26% from retail cost..."
It's always nice to have those numbers at performance review time!
Or, when they are trying to eliminate staff, cut back on flight hours, forgo asset purchases, etc.
yup, all good plans I suppose....yet never seen it matter one bit when the axe falls (or not)
Its usually well beyond any justification on the aviation managers end. 99% of owners/companies know what it costs to run an airplane vs not run an airplane. You can save a ton of money flying the airlines....(despite the worthless propaganda NBAA can make up)..at the end of the day this is luxury on every level. You can afford it or you cant. New equipment is based on ego and (sometimes) taxes, yet Im sure there is a "need" somewhere? (lol)...Not complaining, its kept me employed.
Just curious - not knocking what he's doing, at all....and I agree, fuel is where you can save a ton of money. We accomplish this by negotiating like mad through volume at home and tankering everywhere, even coast to coast.
Our people are usually very happy to drive 15 more minutes to save 3-5K...(KMIA vs KOPF for example) I like to see that, and to me thats really common sense no matter how rich you are. The ones who refuse to do so usually seem to be the ones that eventually figure out they cant afford a plane....