What would your choice be? Lockheed L-1011 or a Boeing 747-200.

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stevenf:
Hi everyone,

I've got a pretty nice fleet of 3 A300 aircrafts, 2 of them are long range (300B4)

I'm looking to expand my fleet, but there are hardly any A300's in the used aircraft pool. And I don't have enough money to buy new.

I'm looking at the L-1011 and 747-200 both have a nice range, the L-1011 burns less fuel then the 747-200. (L-1011: 7 080 kg / hr) (747-200: 13 790 kg / hr)

What would your choice be? Lockheed L-1011 or a Boeing 747-200?

Thanks!

Daveos:
The Tristar would seem much more suitable to me.

Whilst you lose a bit of capacity, it is pretty rare to see a really profitable airline with 747s. The fuel burn is a big reason to choose the Tristar as fuel prices will inevitably increase and it will also you save a little bit on maintenance with 1 less engine (not a massive amount granted, but it all helps). The later L-1011-500s will give you a few more options too, as they can be used on slightly thinner routes more easily.

I'd stay well clear of 747s, but there are the occasional exceptions.

Hope that helps a little :)

stevenf:
Thanks! Sure does help.

I was thinking the same.

Thanks again.

Monk Xion:
Quote from: stevenf on July 05, 2010, 08:50:39 PM

Hi everyone,

I've got a pretty nice fleet of 3 A300 aircrafts, 2 of them are long range (300B4)

I'm looking to expand my fleet, but there are hardly any A300's in the used aircraft pool. And I don't have enough money to buy new.

I'm looking at the L-1011 and 747-200 both have a nice range, the L-1011 burns less fuel then the 747-200. (L-1011: 7 080 kg / hr) (747-200: 13 790 kg / hr)

What would your choice be? Lockheed L-1011 or a Boeing 747-200?

Thanks!

Depends on your routes... what are they? Long haul with high demand or long haul with medium demand? Or something different

Flobacca:
747 can be really profitable (weekly profit of 1.5 million per plane) if you use them as much as you can (keeping turnover time at a decent level).

However, they need long routes to become profitable, since they need a loooong turnover time.

3400 nm is a minimum

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