When you sort by profit on the Route Management Screen, what "profit" does that mean. Daily, weekly? I know it excludes alot of costs.
Or is it average of the last 7 days?
Thanks.
Quote from: mykalberta on December 17, 2009, 02:33:06 AM
When you sort by profit on the Route Management Screen, what "profit" does that mean. Daily, weekly? I know it excludes alot of costs.
Thanks.
That "Profit" is an odd figure. It basically works out to "Sales minus Variable Costs", which is a highly unusual figure to be measuring by. The actual figure is:
Sales - Fuel - Pax/Navigation Fees
So it has removed all salaries and plane leasing and maintenance costs from the equation.
So then that begs the Question "Where is the best (most accurate - non estimated) place to find the real profit/loss data for a particular aircraft?
Best Regards
Richard
There isn't one.
Route Management gives you data by route, not by aircraft, and it's missing key fixed cost figures.
My Aircraft is an "estimate" (though there's nothing wrong with that) but doesn't really tell you how profitable a given route is necessarily and is missing the overhead costs associated with a route.
Personally, I put more emphasis on the "My Aircraft" figures as they display the majority of the costs related to operating a route. Primary factors missing are overhead Staff and Marketing. Staff you can't change (aside from closing the route), so it isn't worth a lot of attention anyway. And Marketing is a global variable, so it shouldn't be considered anyway. Only Route Marketing would be worthy of mention if you're one that actually uses it, and that's easily managed elsewhere.