Once an aircraft's condition goes below 50% what steps can be taken right NOW to bring the condition back up so that flights won't be canceled? Even though I allowed 2 hours for maintenance in the schedule, no maintenance was performed. I readjusted the schedule to allow more than 2 hours for maintenance. When the new schedule takes effect in the next day or so and maintenance starts being done will flights start again?
I figured out the problem. I forgot to hire a maintenance contractor, duh!
You need much more than 2 hours of maintenance. You need at least 4 hours of blue space. You can keep it in a wave system were all aircraft perform their flights and then wait minumum 2 hours and then fly again. Or you can do as I do whit all short haul routes that the plane is constantly flying forwards and backwards from 0.00 or 5.00 to 19.00 or 0.00. I personnaly have 150% maitenance ratio on all planes which is around 5 hours of maintenance everyday to be sure that it will never go out of schedule but whit this system I can also lease planes whit 60% condition very cheap that nobody wants and get them up to 100% condition and then use them whit around 140% maintenance ration. Also this can be a buisness as airlines do not buy planes whit such a low conditions and you can buy them having them serve 1 route per day and they will be up at 100% in a couple of days then you can sell or lease them more expensive and everyone will be crazy after them. I have personally never tryed it I just thought about it now but it should be intresting to try. I have still have no idea why airlines are afraid of planes whit low maintenance when you in a couple of day you can have a plane whit 100% condition at the price of one at 60% condition?
What I have said is refering to Amethyst Engineering. I do not use other contractors so I have no clue about other times.
But I would question too if it is bettre to use an more expensive maintenace provider and have the plane flying more or have a cheaper provider and have the plane in more maintenance?
Christian
Where did you come up with a conclusion that players do not lease planes at 60%,50%, or even 49% condition? This is absolutely the sillest thing I have heard (no offense intended).
An aircraft will get to 100% after about 3 hours, depending on the contractor you use. If you get plane to your hub and then it sits there 3-4 hours before the fisrt flight, it will fly out with 100% cndition. Of course, the lower the condition before the first flight, the higher the first maintenance bill will be. Very frequently even if you activate with 24 hours, there will be sufficient tiem to get the plane to 100% condition before the first flight, coming from even 49% original condition.
But I ahve NEVER heard of players not leasing planes with low condiion just for the reason of low condiion.
Could somebody delete this post an the other post I made on this topic please?
I use African.
What you have just discribed is an observation fallacy.
Price on Used Market has nothing (or very little) to do with the maintenance condition of the aircraft.
The price starts at market value + 10% (or 15%, I am not sure) of the plane's true market value, based on its age, and then it goes down. After some time of going down, it goes back to MV+10%(or 15%) and the whole cycle repeats itself.
I know the minimum value (how low it can go) and also the frequency of markdowns, but sorry I will not disclose it as it is a "trade secret by effort". But you can find it out yourself with some luck and effort (or in other words, I got this infromation by paying a price of time and effort of investigating it, but you can get that information yourself with some time and effort as well).
But believe me, the reason why some planes are more expensive than the others is not dependant on maintenance condition, or the maintenance condition affects maybe +-1% its existing price on used market (and I am convinced it's not 1% but 0% effect).
I use African.
What you have just discribed is an observation fallacy.
Price on Used Market has nothing (or very little) to do with the maintenance condition of the aircraft.
The price starts at market value + 10% (or 15%, I am not sure) of the plane's true market value, based on its age, and then it goes down. After some time of going down, it goes back to MV+10%(or 15%) and the whole cycle repeats itself.
I know the minimum value (how low it can go) and also the frequency of markdowns, but sorry I will not disclose it as it is a "trade secret by effort". But you can find it out yourself with some luck and effort (or in other words, I got this infromation by paying a price of time and effort of investigating it, but you can get that information yourself with some time and effort as well).
But believe me, the reason why some planes are more expensive than the others is not dependant on maintenance condition, or the maintenance condition affects maybe +-1% its existing price on used market (and I am convinced it's not 1% but 0% effect).
I buy used airplanes if the cost is below the average of my existing fleet of X. Sometimes I buy at full price or more if the aircraft will be put on a profitable route that isn't going out of style.
If you've figured out the minimum price, waiting for that price to appear may be counter-productive since others may pick up the plane.
May or may not … life is full of risks