"What is the hourly operating cost of this aircraft?"
"For a single aircraft, it's around 150,000."
"That cheap? Shall we start with one plane?"
"..."
This scene took place at New Yuan Aeronautics, with SF Express inquiring about the An-1250.
In civil aviation cargo transport, pricing cannot be simply calculated based on the aircraft's fuel consumption.
The costs of civil aviation transport are multifaceted:
First, the cost of fuel. Aviation kerosene costs about 4,500 RMB per ton. The An-1250 at most consumes 26 tons of fuel per hour, which is 5 to 10 times that of regular passenger and cargo planes. Assuming a 2,000-kilometer flight takes two and a half hours, the cost would be up to 292,500 RMB;
Second, crew expenses. Based on an average hourly wage of 500 RMB for a four-person crew, that would be 5,000 RMB;
