Beefy McGee
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Unless it pays $600/hr because it's the eleeeeet supersoinic plane for the eleeeeet pilots.
SUPER SONIC!
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Unless it pays $600/hr because it's the eleeeeet supersoinic plane for the eleeeeet pilots.
Skåning
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Or it’s a turn. Nice 7 hour day
Minuteman
“Dongola”
I'm almost certain I have heard "productivity" as one of the levers in negotiating pay scales.
Which is also one more reason that "$100 per trip" is absolute hokum. A faster trip is more valuable to a customer and the energy cost per seat will be me much higher than a subsonic widebody (that's just fisics).
Unless they blackout the sky with these things -- a great story to tell for VC funding -- a high-speed, first-class-sized seat will be precious and priced accordingly. There's a reason only about 15%-20% of cabin space is first class seats: because that's all they can typically fill with all the revenue shaping in christendom.
So productivity: do you want 55 seats at $100 being the driver for crew pay, or 55 seats at $4000?
Which is also one more reason that "$100 per trip" is absolute hokum. A faster trip is more valuable to a customer and the energy cost per seat will be me much higher than a subsonic widebody (that's just fisics).
Unless they blackout the sky with these things -- a great story to tell for VC funding -- a high-speed, first-class-sized seat will be precious and priced accordingly. There's a reason only about 15%-20% of cabin space is first class seats: because that's all they can typically fill with all the revenue shaping in christendom.
So productivity: do you want 55 seats at $100 being the driver for crew pay, or 55 seats at $4000?
Soul Brotha'
Off to go do Black guy stuff
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
As someone whose livelihood is largely supported by people willing to pay a substantial premium for substantially reduced travel time and substantially increased personal flexibility, I can see the potential for a much downsized version of this concept. There are people/companies that spend exorbitant amounts of money on large-cabin Gulfstreams, Globals, Falcons, etc., and do so for long range international travel. I could see a portion of that market being willing to increase their cost by a factor of “X”, in return for a reduction of non-productive travel time of “Y”. Just needs someone smarter than me to calculate “X” and “Y”....
Minuteman
“Dongola”
Remember when that CEO had a second, empty Global Express routinely follow them around on a trip in case the first jet became unavailable?
Putting aside the potential dispatch issues of a low-production-rate large supersonic business jet, I think the math is easy.
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Maximilian_Jenius
Super User
JJ Fad! Great minds think alike.
Seggy
Well-Known Member
There is a concept called min pay per day...
That's in Alaska's contract right next to scope.
ChasenSFO
hen teaser
Said no Concorde pilot ever.
LOL can confirm I saw this once at SJC.Remember when that CEO had a second, empty Global Express routinely follow them around on a trip in case the first jet became unavailable?
Putting aside the potential dispatch issues of a low-production-rate large supersonic business jet, I think the math is easy.
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Flyinthrew
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Concorde had a spare as part of the plan. Must Have been excruciating to have 50% of your revenue capacity ”spoiled” constantly.Remember when that CEO had a second, empty Global Express routinely follow them around on a trip in case the first jet became unavailable?
Putting aside the potential dispatch issues of a low-production-rate large supersonic business jet, I think the math is easy.
How fast are The latest Gulfstreams? They’re nearly transonic if I remember right. Just park it at .93 and enjoy yourself for just slightly longer than the Boom plane.
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
The only nice 7 hour day involves another seven in the bunk, getting paid. I don't see no bunk.
fholbert
Mod's - Please don't edit my posts!
Maybe the round trip without overnighting looks attractive?
Seggy
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Oh, also doubtful they will be turns, if the airplane shows up. The schedule will probably be similar to this...
CONCORDE SST : DESTINATIONS
www.concordesst.com
Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
Bidding must have been entertaining. “JFK every Tuesday, avoid subsonic deadheads, done.”
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