How much do commercial aircraft cost to run per hour?

[HoHoHo]

You often hear that various aircraft cost £x per hour and require £x hours maintenance to keep running, are commercial aircraft on a more economic scale or do they cost a fortune and take many hours of maintenance to keep them going?

I'm assuming that whilst they of course extremely technical it's not on the same level as say an F35 so the hourly cost to run would be more reasonable?

[HoHoHo]

Eric Mc said:

I'm sure it varies enormously depending on the aircraft involved - its age - and the way it is operated.

I guess it does Eric

However take say an A380 that flies 2/3rds full each flight that's quite a lot of revenue, but that's gross cost so the amount left to actually run the aircraft may well be a low % of total revenue.

Aside from fuel I can't see these buses take a huge amount of money to keep running. Watch next time the co-pilot dies his walk around, that appears to be the total sum of maintenance over say a 10 hour return flight.

[HoHoHo]

Interesting link, thanks.

I haven't realised also for example it costs money simply to fly over land!

[HoHoHo]

Interesting link, thanks.

I haven't realised also for example it costs money simply to fly over land!

[HoHoHo]

I suppose when you think about it, one of my clients and a chap I track cars with is an aircraft spare parts business owner.

He's just taken delivery of a 918, his LaFerrari is delivered next month and those only add to his already very expensive and rare collection of metal.

Maybe I should offer my Miele Microwave out of my kitchen for £12000 and save therm some money

I'm clearly in the wrong game