Aircraft Parts
Nate Anglin
The One Resource For All Your Critical Dash 8 ...

If you’re a Dash 8 operator, aircraft MRO, or lessor, this post is for you.

This is your go-to resource for the current major Dash 8 components we have available now or in the near term.

Bookmark this page as it’ll be updated often.

The One Resource For All Your Critical Dash 8 Component Needs
Aircraft Parts
Nate Anglin
One Huge Reason Surplus Inventory Is Toxic To ...

Do you have surplus aircraft part inventory? 

This unnecessary buildup occurs when you order inventory in preparation for near term consumption.

When that consumption never occurs. Voila! Surplus inventory builds up.

Here’s the impact that this causes to your operation.

One Huge Reason Surplus Inventory Is Toxic To Your Results
Purchasing & Logistics, Aircraft Parts
Nate Anglin
The One Skill You Need When Purchasing Aircraft ...

It’s not the price you pay, how business savvy you are, or how excellent your negotiation skills are.  This is the MOST IMPORTANT skill you need when purchasing aircraft parts.

The One Skill You Need When Purchasing Aircraft Parts
Purchasing & Logistics, Aircraft Parts
Nate Anglin
3 Smart Ways To Spend The Cash Made From ...

Your surplus aircraft material was sitting. Rotting. Wasting away on your shelves. 

Slowly eating away at your operational results. Chomp. Chomp. Chomp. 

Cash was being sucked down the surplus drain. And the only thing you could do was…

Sell your surplus. 

3 Smart Ways To Spend The Cash Made From Selling Your Surplus
Purchasing & Logistics
Nate Anglin
Price vs. Cost: The Unreliable Truth of ...

Price. How important is it to you? How often do you try and get the lowest price? I’m sure you’re thinking to yourself, “It’s incredibly important.” and “Every chance I get.” And that’s fair. It’s also common to ask how much something costs. Or to reduce the cost of something. We often use price and cost interchangeably. That’s a mistake.

Price vs. Cost: The Unreliable Truth of Confused Definitions

aircraft operating cost

Do You Know Your Wide-body Aircraft Operating Costs?

Whether you own a fleet of regional, narrow-body or wide-body aircraft, knowing your operating costs is important.

Your goal is to lean out and maximize your fleet to it’s fullest potential. What strategies can you adopt to streamline your maintenance costs? With crew and maintenance costs being over 25% of your total operating costs, I would say these are important, wouldn’t you?

Below is a list from planestats.com on the reported aircraft operating costs for nearly 500 wide-body aircraft for the 12 months of 2014. Its good to note that fuel prices will clearly be much different for 2015.

Aircraft operating costs per block hour

Cost per ASM

Monthly ownership costs

Average daily aircraft utilization.

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