Originally Posted by
georgetg
I heard that first hand from a network guy at a base-ops visit in SLC early last year (when there still was a MD90 base in SLC)
A pilot asked about the what the difference was between the 160 seat MD90 and the 160 seat 738.
Apart from "lower pilot costs" (yes he did say that in front of a whole group of pilots) he said the 738 takes 25 days to break even with 5 days of "gravy" whereas the numbers are reversed for the MD90....
Cheers
George
Something smells about those numbers... Sounds like one of those things that changes everytime they need to sell something. I don't doubt that the MD-90 is a lot cheaper, but that doesn't quite pass the taste test.