Metrics to Compare Aircraft Operating and Support Costs in the Department of Defense

by John Wallace, Edward G. Keating, Michael Boito, et al.

This report examines several issues associated with the cost-per-flying-hour (CPFH) metric used in the Department of Defense (DoD), including its use to compare operating and support costs of different aircraft. The report recommends a definition of CPFH when comparing aircraft, several ways the cost and usage data should be normalized, and a cost-per-aircraft metric as an alternative metric for comparing the O&S costs of aircraft.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833091891
• ISBN13: 9780833091895
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 72 Pages