Last day of the year - last flight for my three A380-800
Many WOA players say that A388 are not profitable in game. I think otherwise.
JAWFS: 484k miles, 951 219 W$ (+42,5%) income
JADZP: 483k miles, 792 287 W$ (+18,7%) income
JAYQW: 484k miles, 782 874 W$ (+17,3%) income
They flew about 75% on connections and 25% on shorts flights. A388 can travel 480 000 miles in game. So 483 000 is about 98,98% of their “life”. It can make about 1-2 travel from NGO but I need space for another aircrafts.
The maximum per-trip income on the A388 (LEJ-FRA), after adjusting for fuel, depreciation and maintenance, is W 6,539.56, with a return-on-investment of 14.85. This is better than the other X pax: B747 (W 4,525.48, 11.05), but far behind the top X earner, the B747F (W 12,357.10, 29.78). (All these are calculated assuming the aircraft is retired at Maintenance D.)
On the same route, no other passenger aircraft can beat the A388’s profit-per-trip, but the top-ROI small and medium pax both out-perform it for profitability, while the top-ROI large does not:
B462: W 859.40, 16.34
A319: W 1,106.26, 20.21
B787: W 3,166.99, 10.96
But to see what those little planes are capable of, look at them on their best routes:
B462 (IAD-BWI): W 887.58, 71.49
A319 (MCT-OHS): W 1,117.32, 32.22
So the A388 is not the most financially efficient way to earn W, but it’s the best choice of the passenger X/Ls.
