Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2018
Abstract
This article serves two purposes: first, to empirically model the annual percentage increase of operations and support (O&S) costs for fixed wing aircraft; and second, to place into the archival realm another reference for other researchers to consider when investigating other O&S topics. For this study of 21 different airframes grouped together at the Mission- Design Series (MDS), maintenance subcategories 3.1 Consumable Materials and Repair Parts, 3.2 Depot Level Repairables (DLR), and 3.4 Depot Maintenance accounted for an average 91.5% of annual organic maintenance costs. For contractor-maintained MDS, subcategory 3.7, Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) accounted for 96.6% of annual maintenance costs. After accounting for inflation, total available inventory, flying hours, and the total planned (organic and CLS) depot maintenance, the data suggest an overall maintenance year over year cost growth of 1.8%, with an increase of 2.5% and 3.8% year over year attributable to depot maintenance and DLRs, respectively.
DOI
10.22594/dau.18-797.25.03
Source Publication
Defense Acquisition Research Journal
Recommended Citation
Bunecke, K., White, E. D., Ritschel, J. D., & Bush, B. A. (2018). Evaluating annual fixed wing maintenance costs. Defense Acquisition Research Journal, 25 (3), 244–263. https://doi.org/10.22594/dau.18-797.25.03
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Comments
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