Q3 2023 Financial Highlights
Illustrative EVA Fixed Costs
We estimate that the fixed costs associated with EVA operation will largely resemble helicopter / fixed wing costs, equating to
-$600-$900 per hour assuming 1,000-1,500 hours flown per machine, per year
(2)
Category
Assumption
Annualized
Per Hour
Vs. Heli
Aircraft Ownership / Lease
Insurance
Pilot Salaries (1)
Pilot Training(1)
Maintenance Tech
Hangar
Avionics/Subscriptions
Parts
Total
12% of $4mm aircraft value / year
3% of $4mm aircraft value / year
$100k/year salary for two IFR-rated pilots
$10k FlightSafety tuition 2x per year / pilot
Partial use of salaried maintenance tech
$2k per month hangar lease near Manhattan
Monthly commercial avionics subscription
$500 per month given limited moving parts
$480,000
$480
120,000
120
200,000
200
40,000
40
55,000
55
24,000
24
14,000
14
6,000
6
$939,000
Per Hour, Assuming 1,000 Hours / Year
Per Hour, Assuming 1,500 Hours / Year
Source: Management estimates
1.
2.
Additional pilots and training may be required to manage duty requirements depending on aircraft usage (i.e. hours flown per year)
Management estimates of comparison to Bell 407 fixed costs
BLADE
These costs may decrease
over time with large-scale
manufacturing
$939
~1,000 hours per year is the
$626
typical max useability for Part
135 rotorcraft
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