Conklin & de Decker Announce Release of LIFE CYCLE COST 2013 -- Volume 1

Conklin & de Decker announce the latest release of its innovative LIFE CYCLE COST 2013 Volume I. The most powerful aircraft budgeting and financial analysis tool available, LIFE CYCLE COST from Conklin & de Decker, provides aircraft owners, operators, flight department managers, and aircraft consultants with extensive ownership and operating cost data for more than 400 jets, turboprops, helicopters and piston aircraft. 

The LIFE CYCLE COST budgeting software is part of a family of aircraft operating & acquisition products developed by Conklin & de Decker that places all cost aspects of owning and operating an aircraft into one easy-to-use program. Aircraft acquisition costs, operating costs, taxes, final residual values and revenues, if the user’s aircraft is used in commercial operations, are all pre-loaded into this business aviation budgeting tool.

The latest update for this valuable tool includes new features that will enhance and make the budgeting process more complete. The new features include:

• Twelve Additional Aircraft added to the database –

Jets: Cessna Citation TEN (New X), Eclipse Aerospace Eclipse 550
Turboprops: Cessna 208 Caravan EX, Smyna King Air Power 90, ATR 72-500, ATR 72-600
Pistons: Cessna 182 JT-A, Cessna 340A RAM VII
Helicopters: Agusta/Westland AW109 GrandNew, Eurocopter EC 130T2, Soloy AS350-SD1 and AS350-SD2

• Added “Notes” fields on each input worksheet to allow you to annotate reports
• Extended parts and labor aging to allow for aircraft up to age 40
• Updated fuel, maintenance and acquisition costs

Other unique features of LIFE CYCLE COST include the ability to edit the maintenance costs, or add your own data; choose a guaranteed maintenance program, or “pay as you go”; indicate managed aircraft with or without supplemental charter; compare New versus Used aircraft or quickly prepare cash flows with only a few clicks.