[QUOTE=YEG Guy]Couple of problems with this analysis.
The Return on Investment will be a lot less if the aircraft does not require painting.
I assume they are smart enough not to pull planes out of service for a paint removal job.
The fuel situation continues to get better in North America. The crack spread is reducing as the gulf comes back on line. Further the price of oil continues to drop. The 24k savings will diminsh as the price of fuel drops, the end result could be a neutral cost-benefit analysis.
Not true; weight is weight and the less there is the more they save whether the price is $1 or 50 cents. The actual may be less if fuel is much lower but it "ain't" going to go so low as to offset the savings effort. That would kill half the tar sands projects now being planned around 45-50 dollar and up oil.
At some point the airplanes have to be painted back for fleet uniformity purposes
Who says? When pure cash is involved the cash will win with AC's current shareholders.