Flight School Fuel Management Survey

“Fuel is typically 30–40% of a training fleet’s operating expense.

We’re evaluating whether structured forecasting can reduce that by 2–4%.”

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* 1. How many aircraft are in your training fleet?

1–5

6–10

11–20

21–40

40+

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* 2. Do you have on-site bulk fuel storage?

Yes

No (we purchase retail at FBO)

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* 3. Approximate annual fuel spend:

<$500k

$500k–$1M

$1M–$2M

$2M–$5M

$5M+

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* 4. How do you currently forecast fuel deliveries?

Experience-based estimate

Spreadsheet tracking

Accounting reports

Vendor-managed

No formal forecasting

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* 5. How often do you schedule deliveries?

Fixed schedule (weekly/monthly)

When tank gets low

Vendor monitors and advises

Varies

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* 6. In the past 12 months, have you experienced: (Select all that apply)

Emergency fuel delivery

Missed volume discount opportunity

Overstocked tank capacity

Unexpected fuel price increase

None of the above

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* 7. If better forecasting improved fuel purchasing by 2–4%, that would be:

Minimal impact

Helpful

Material to margin

Very significant

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* 8. Would you be willing to share historical fuel delivery and burn data to evaluate potential savings?

Yes

Maybe

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* 9. Would you consider a 90-day pilot if measurable savings were demonstrated?

Yes

Maybe

Flight School Fuel Management Survey