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Old 19th Jul 2009, 13:40
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Canuckbirdstrike
 
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Caution is required when quoting APU maintenance costs. Maintenance costs are very dependent on the particular lease/purchase agreement for the APU.

Many APU maintenance cost structures are not cycle dependent, only hour dependent. Further, the hour costing formula is usually a percentage function of airframe hours. This is because many airframes have poor or non-existent APU use tracking systems.

If you are trying to calculate actual APU operating costs, you need a great deal of detailed airline/aircraft specific information to be accurate.

The costs for one airline operating the same APU can be dramatically different than the same APU operated at another airline.
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