Is there a way to view what the maintenance base cost of an aircraft is prior to buying it?
My previous airline was crippled as I bought a Dehaviland Heron. It turns out the maintenance costs on this are astronomical - £.5m in 1950, vs around half that for Convair 440s. Seems a bit wrong for such a small aircraft, but hey ho.
Is there a way to see what the maintenance base cost is prior to buying the aircraft, so I can avoid such crippling costs in future?