Thank you for your assesment of the 604. I've been looking at that quite a bit but before I dive into the details I was hoping to get a high level assessment like you gave, rather than spend many hours pouring over several different aircraft.
My numbers are accurate, I assure you. The fleet should/will be smaller once we go to a larger aircraft (currently @ 30+). Are there any releasable numbers concerning cost per flight hour, scheduled/required incremental MX and/or long term analysis of lifespan of the 604? Is it restricted to cycles or on a longer term MX scale with a damage assessment model maintenane like the airlines?