Originally Posted by
Vokes55
What a ridiculous comparison. So is a house worth more as spares after the 25 year mortgage is paid off too? Does buying an aircraft outright mean it’s free, or do Jet2 still have to pay for it?
New aircraft are expensive, however you pay for them. They need to fly. All week, all year. I don’t understand why you fanboys can’t accept that?
Even Jet2 agree, their whole business model thus far has been to fly older, cheaper aircraft because their operations are so seasonal. It doesn’t cost much to park up a 20 year old aircraft for the winter. They don’t need to fly every day of the week. Their 757s fly once every 14 days in the Winter just to avoid being put into long term storage. Fuel savings only offset the cost of new aircraft if they’re flown regularly over long periods of time. The increased capacity only pays off if the aircraft is full. The improved performance only matters if it’s required.
To go from having older, owned and paid off 737s and 757s to a fleet of 100 new build A320/1s is a significant change to their operating model. Accept it. They operated as few as 19 flights on many Tuesdays and Wednesdays this Winter.
I thought it was just the grossly insecure Jet2 pilots that were so defensive. Turns out it’s the spotters too. Fascinating.
If an aircraft is fully owned and paid for then it makes absolutely no difference whether it’s a cheap second hand frame or a new shiny one, you don’t lose any money by not flying it every day.
The only difference it makes it it will probably take 35 years to be life expired rather than 30, as it will have less cycles on it. Another benefit in the real world.