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That doesn't make sense. So if I buy a top spec model and make it 400lbs lighter I can double the price?
by snovv_crash 4y ago
That doesn't make sense. So if I buy a top spec model and make it 400lbs lighter I can double the price?
- TOMDM 4y agoIf you could take a top spec model, cut the weight by 400lbs without effecting the crafts capability, you could certainly sell it at a premium yeah, it would be some difference between the current price and the fuel cost savings shedding 400lbs casuses over the lifetime of the aircraft. Cerium estimated $2,600 per lb over the lifetime of the craft so yeah, that's a ~$1,040,000 in value there.
- elil17 4y agoA 1 lb saving saves $2,600 in fuel costs over the life of the craft. However, an airline's break even point is a portion of that (perhaps $1,000) because the fuel costs are spread out over the life of the craft and there is an opportunity cost to spending money on the more efficient plane. Of that $1,000, the aircraft maker will only capture a portion of the value - the airline expects to do better than break even. The airplane manufacturer may be able to charge $500 more for the aircraft. They might hope to make 2,000 aircraft for something big like a 787 (although that number varies a lot depending on the model). That's 2,000 units times $500 = $1 million.
- snovv_crash 4y agoAha, across all units, that makes more sense. I thought it was per unit and it off by a few orders of magnitude.