Originally Posted by
Milo C
As a professional pilot, luckily I've always been paid to fly, and not having been a manager I just have a rough idea of the operational cost of a helicopter used for CAT.
I could compare different types for their performance, flying quality, etc... from a pilot's point of view, but I don't know which type is the most profitable for a company to transport passengers.
For instance, let's say in the O&G related services, is it worth to operate an S92 that can carry a certain number of pax and cargo or is an AH175 more efficient although smaller? Or what's the cost of an hour in a AW189 compared to the AW139?
Anyone wants to share some data?
Thank you
Theres no straight forward answer to this, theres numerous factors that come into play.
To name a few:
lease cost agreement of said aircraft
aircraft owned outright by operator
Maintenance agreements
charging by the seat or the hour
prepaid flying hours / service charge
Charging from rotors or taxi
Operational costs
Client requirements on currency / qualifications of crew
The list is literally endless.. and all goes into the cost of the aircraft to run to a customer.
Depending on the customer the aircraft to customer x could be 1 and the exact same flight to customer y could be 2...