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[Hake.]

I have been doing some serious thinking, for once. I just started Aer Spéir in S3-B with 1 36-seater SF-340 and I am being charged 650000USD to keep on to this plane, plus extras! You don't need 15-17 mechanics for 1 prop plane. I think that what should be done is that, if you have less than 5 planes, let's say under 50 seats, that you be charged less for employees, like 3 executives on 250USD an hour and 16 mechanics on 35USD. Another solution is that if you have 1 of a particular class of plane that you are charged half the base cost.

[X-Wing @Aliciousness]

Actually this already exists, if you only have planes under 100 seats your being saved costs somewhere. Ask yuxi for the details because I'm not 100% sure on them.

[Hake.]

Actually this already exists, if you only have planes under 100 seats your being saved costs somewhere. Ask yuxi for the details because I'm not 100% sure on them.

no but still what I mean is that I doubt you need 17 mechanics for a Jumbojet. I would say you only need 8 mechanics and 1 or 2 Executives. Although, the pilot's pay is quite low, I hear that Aer Lingus pilots are paid €250k or USD 300k per year and even Ryanair pilots are paid 80k.

[ar157]

Well pilot wages all depends on what a/c you fly, what country your airline is from and rank. for example a QF captain of an A333 earns ~AUD550k while the FO (or is it SO) earns ~380k. However i've been told that colgan pilots earn about 30k

 

Also while you may need 17 mechanics for a saab 340 in game, if you have 2 it might be that you only need 30 mechanics.

[X-Wing @Aliciousness]

Hah, pilots making lots of money

 

Average pay of pilots in the US is about $50k a year, which is only slightly above the averag