What factors do you guys look at when you cite economics? Just fuel burn or more?

To me, speed is a bigger factor than fuel burn. A few dozen knots difference in speed can make all the difference between serving 3x routes per day, or 4x. That extra route income more than makes up for any inefficiency in fuel-burn, IME.

Name first, I just ordered 4 Beavers

Yes, but when one plane has a fuel burn of 600 and the other has a burn of 400 that is enough to make me think twice. The Russian jets seem to have VERY high fuel burn, but there aren't many alternatives that aren't "Western" in the 100+ seat range.

My calculations on the Falcon 30 suggest that I should be able to do 4 destinations of ~1100 miles each in a day. That gives me TPE, SHA, MNL and HGH from HAN. I even have time for a one-way on a 500ish mile route, I think.

I agree, speed is important, also fuel burn is part of it, and then capacity

The Falcon 30 is looking better than the Tu124 to me, and its much cheaper I can buy it without the wait and get that speed in several places sooner.
Not to mention it is from that old communist france :D

There are some ok russian jets, they are just costly in AM, some of them more costly than in real life!

But I agree on the Falcon 30 calcs I had been running through them and thinking the same. I am needing to get to NYC or LAX and it not take 8 hours of my planes time!

Some western jets are permissible. Fokkers are acceptable. Just no Boeing (which includes McDonnell Douglas) or Airbus. Lockheed fuel-pigs are ^ (because the L1011 is just too cool).

I'm curious to find out what the economics are like on the Tu-154M, when I take my first delivery in Small World. It has promising capacity, speed and range, but 1300+ fuel burn. The Tu-154B is fairly profitable, but carries fewer pax much shorter distances.

So far, my best Commie aircraft in Small World have been the An-74 (not yet available in Third World), Yak-42D (impressive speed, great for short-hops), and Hanzhong Y-8 (good capacity, and very profitable if placed on short runs).

Shanghai Y-10 is a pig, and nearly useless. :td:

Fokker maxes out at 84 seats. :(

I don't really love the look of the Tu124's numbers but the Tu134 doesn't look as bad. Still maxed out at too few seats, but not horrible operational specs.

I foresee Yaks, Iluyshins and maybe an HS121 Trident in future.

Your moment of zen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUYhcYw1ksw

Grrrr.....damn work internet acccess blocking youtube! :mad:

I look at speed and turn time. Some of the faster planes have a longer turn time and it really affects the availability of the aircraft.

It's costing me $260MM monthly to keep my fleet in the air. :eek:

DKR is a real hub these days.

It can wait until you get home!! Really!