Every Flight Hour Already Has a Maintenance Price

Flying's finance desk has looked at how owners should plan for repair costs on their airplanes. The basic point is one most owners know: wear builds up with every hour and every cycle, and the money for the shop visit should be set aside long before the airplane is due there. An owner who treats that reserve as a running cost, priced into each leg, is better off than one who meets the full bill all at once. Whether the airplane is based in Naples or Aspen, the numbers come out the same, and the owners who run their aircraft well do them early.

With reporting from Flying.