Block hours definition

Block hours means the number of hours during which the aircraft is in revenue service, measured from the time of gate departure before take-off until the time of gate arrival at the destination.

Block hours means the number of hours during which the aircraft is in revenue service, measured from the time of gate departure before take-off until the time of gate arrival at the destination. “CASM” or “unit costs” means operating expenses divided by ASMs.

Block hours means the elapsed time between an aircraft leaving an airport gate and arriving at an airport gate.

Examples of Block hours in a sentence

• Total System operating statistics for Departures, Block hours, Aircraft miles, ASMs and Fuel gallons consumed include amounts related to flights operated for maintenance; therefore the Total System amounts are higher than the sum of Scheduled Service, Charter Service and Cargo amounts.

• Block hours are the actual number of hours between the time when the plane is “blocked in”—i.e. the time at which the aircraft is at the gate, the parking brake is set, and a door is opened—and when it is “blocked out”—i.e. the time at which the aircraft’s parking brake is released and all doors are closed for departure.

• Block hours are computed as 1 CH for each 1 hour from block-out to block-in computed on a minute by minute basis.

• Block hours are computed as 1 CH for each 1 hour from block-out to block- in computed on a minute by minute basis.

• Block hours refers to the total duration of a flight from the time the aircraft releases its brakes when it initially moves from the airport parking area prior to flight, to the time the brakes are set when it arrives at the airport parking area after the completion of the flight.

More Definitions of Block hours

Block hours means the number of hours during which the aircraft is in revenue service, measured from the time it leaves the gate until the time it arrives to the gate at destination.

Block hours are blocks of hours purchased by The Customer to be used for remote and on-site IT Support assistance from The Company.

Block hours or “BLOCK TO BLOCK” (Block In/Block Out) means the period of time beginning when an aircraft first moves from the ramp blocks under its own power or under tow for the purpose of flight and ending when the aircraft blocks in, not to include time spent deadheading.

Block hours means the number of hours during which the aircraft is in revenue service, measured from the time it closes the door at the departure of a revenue flight until the time it opens the door at the arrival on the gate at destination.

Block hours means the number of minutes elapsing from the time the chocks are removed from the wheels of an aircraft until the chocks are next again returned to the wheels of the aircraft, divided by 60;

Block hours means the time between when the aircraft commences pushback from a terminal or the first engine is started, whichever occurs first, until the aircraft engines are shut down at the completion of a flight.

Block hours means the elapsed time between actual gate departure and actual gate arrival times.