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Old 2nd December 2006 | 18:49
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A320/321 cost index - what are you using?

Having read the previous threads re CI, now that we have even higher fuel prices I was curious as to what other companys are using as a CI on the A320/321?
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Old 3rd December 2006 | 09:58
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Varies according to cost of fuel at Dep airport. Some are in single figures, most in teens on V2500 and CFM. 330 seems to stay at 14 - Trent
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Old 3rd December 2006 | 10:40
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I fly for a very fuel-conscious airline and we are currently using 25 on the A320 and 35 on the A321.

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Old 3rd December 2006 | 13:45
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In our outfit we also have cost index figures as low as 5 on the CFM powered A320, maximum about 20 on the V2500 A320s.

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Old 4th December 2006 | 09:25
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fixed at 19 (or 50 if the Captain wants to get home quicker )
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Old 4th December 2006 | 10:01
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What's the deal with fixed cost index flying? Is it because they can't be bothered to work out the actual optimum cost index so 'XX is a good round number and works' type of thing?
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Old 4th December 2006 | 10:26
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OBK,

It has been worked out and was found to be 19, thus the company has fixed that value on each fligth plan and we enter it so.
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Old 4th December 2006 | 14:07
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Fair enough if it's an average, but cost index can have a large range from fleet to fleet, airport to airport. Maybe 19 is a comprimise on efficiency versus practicality (aircraft speeds OTP etc)?
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Old 4th December 2006 | 19:18
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Old 5th December 2006 | 05:22
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Varies from 10 to 50, and is usually 40, A320 for Middle eastern airline, I heard they used to set 100!
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