Originally Posted by
Martin404
Look at the BH utilization and stage lenght. Those skew the numbers quite a bit. 433 miles for DL DC-9 vs 994 miles for YX Ejet? I think you need to look at similar stage lenghts and block hour to get an accurate comparision.
I mean really, I bet Delta flies the -9 a bit more than 6.7 hours per day.
Yep, did you read Note 2 on the YX numbers as well? It says, "YX E190 started operating in Q3 2009,
stats represent internal forecasts".
So, not even actual numbers!
Also, I'm a little surprised that for Delta's DC-9, that maintenance and crew costs add up to $2,461 a block hour. The airplanes are depreciated and have no lease payments, so ownership cost should be almost zero.
Remember, there are Lies, Damned Lies and statistics.