Originally Posted by
EI-RB
I consider 6 (3rtn) flights a day to be poor utilisation.
Now don't hold back, EI-RB, tell us what you think!
I guess that means that for you Emirates, Singapore etc just have
really poor utilisation of their aircraft. Unless of course...sector length maybe has an impact on number of sectors flown? No - surely not?
I'd tend to look at block hours per aircraft per day as a more accurate single measure of utilisation (utilisation as "intensity of sweating the asset") than number of sectors, which is entirely dependent on the particular route structure. Maybe an airline can generate more revenue from 8 short sectors than 6 long sectors, maybe not. Some of its direct operating costs are definitely going to be higher flying 8 rather than 6 sectors, though. I don't think it's possible to simplistically say "8 sectors good, 6 sectors bad."