ASSIGNMENT
Gear in the proposal (and reasons why), as it will impact on fleet size aircraft utilisation and other aspects of the airline. They have set the following criteria for the proposed plan to include: Aircraft type : A320CE0
Frequencies and city pairs:
o TGD-BEG 3x daily
o TGD-IST 2x daily
o TGD-LHR lx daily
o TGD-SVO 2x daily
o TGD-VIE 2x daily
o TGD-CDG lx daily
o TGD-FCO lx daily
(av fare $70 one way) (av fare $90 one way) (av fare $140 one way) (av fare $160 one way) (av fare $80 one way) (av fare $130 one way) (av fare $80 ne way)
Assessable components -1. You need to determine how many aircraft you believe will be required to deliver the above operating plan and clearly justify/support your decision as to why.
You will also need to calculate the daily aircraft utilisation (hours/day) for your A320 fleet. Remember to ensure that this be consistent with your chosen airline business model and be sure to cite industry or academic references where relevant/necessary to support your plan This will be key to maximising your marks.
2. Calculate the :-
• WEEKLY RPKs
• WEEKLY ASKs
• WEEKLY Revenue, and
• R/ASK if the forecast network seat factor is 80%.
NB: Be careful and thorough with your calculations. Check and double-check them to ensure that they are correct to ensure that you maximise your marks.
3. Using the below block hour costs, what routes are profitable?
4. Lastly, draw up a spreadsheet showing a possible 1 week pattern for the A320 fleet. You must comply with any curfews. (Do this separately to the report and submit it separately as well). NB: Be sure to look at the student examples loaded in Moodie to help guide you on the expectations of what a good schedule plan looks like.
A320 (based on typical industry block hour values) Crew $428
