Spitfire747
Rule of thumb that a guy at Swissair told me a few years ago, when they still had 747's was:
"Think of a long-haul with a fat-albert as a Sfr. 1 Mio. project - there & back."
That would give around £300 per minute wet (ie: all costs, crew, fuel, fees, food, lease/amortisation, maintenance reserves, etc., even profit in those days) if Bill's calculator works.
Or looking at it another way - that is around a £1 a seat a minute with zero deductions for freight.
So a Spitfire has to be cheaper, especiall the Triumph version. Mine runs at around a £5er a day - all in.
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if it flies - I'm going too - PLEASE.
[ 02 December 2001: Message edited by: gofer ]