FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoFirst test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricityarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square187linkfedilinkarrow-up1604arrow-down117 cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgscience@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlineupliftingnews@lemmit.onlineelectricvehicles@slrpnk.netaviation@lemmy.ca
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minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAirlines almost never own an aircraft. They sell to banks and lease back, so they have smooth annual OPEX costs, not large CAPEX costs every few years.
minus-squareMountainaire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months ago“Every few years?” You mean every 14 years, right? And this article was even nearly 2 years ago, so theyre probably even older now: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/aircraft-age-iata-airbus-boeing-b2665192.html
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI mean from a fleet of 30 planes they could (in theory) buy/retire one or two a year without big spikes in cash needs.
Airlines almost never own an aircraft. They sell to banks and lease back, so they have smooth annual OPEX costs, not large CAPEX costs every few years.
“Every few years?” You mean every 14 years, right? And this article was even nearly 2 years ago, so theyre probably even older now: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/aircraft-age-iata-airbus-boeing-b2665192.html
I mean from a fleet of 30 planes they could (in theory) buy/retire one or two a year without big spikes in cash needs.