Originally Posted by
TwinAisle
Don't go there. I do airline business planning as part of my living, and trust me it doesn't work the way you think it does. Suffice it to say that Avatar MAY have a plan, but frankly without being paid I'm not putting the grey matter into gear.
And a new 747-8 is going to set him back the fat end of $200m, not $20m
Thanks, I’m involved in aviation but not in the planning side (which I find fascinating).
His b/s says $580m in aircraft assets in yr 3, so ~$20m per aircraft; to your point, 30x 747-8i would be ~$5.8b...
I was hoping to start reading books again after Jason disappears(ed) but now I have this infatuation to deal with. Wife is going to kill me.