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Old 1st May 2016, 00:13
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Horatio Leafblower
 
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Numbers I have (from SAAB leasing) for a SAAB 340WT indicates about US$33,000/m for lease, plus insurance (about AUD$20k pa) plus maint and provisions (about USD$500/hour**).

Purchase prices are comparable to a B1900D but with 34 seats.

Fuel burn about 25-30% greater plus cost of Hostie (not just wages but training and C&T system and added approvals from the most feral part of CASA).

Assuming the strips and performance paramaters are suitable for both acft, on a route with growth potential you would quickly move into a cost/benefit grey area between B1900D and SF340B. Once you start using the SF340B the better product offering might just tip the economics out of the grey and into the black.

**maintenance costs are from manufacturer, in 2012 US dollars, and based on US$50/man hour which is a far cry from the AUD$120/hour you'll pay at an Australian Part145 org.
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