I use 100 in most cases since my plane runs on two CFM infinite improbability engines that refills itself with an entry in the CDU. 2 to the power of 2076775949 to 1 against and falling!

Delta Airlines 737-800 uses a cost index of 17. Happy Flying. -tristan

Delta Airlines 737-800 uses a cost index of 17. Happy Flying. -tristan

Just a blanket 17 always?

Am I alone here in believing that the CI also has a certain influence on the VNAV rate of descent? Cheers, Brian

Between 50 and 85 for me.

I use 50, unless I'm in a hurry, because my son is hassling me to use my PC. Then it's about 80. Or of course a super model, or famous actress, may be waiting for me to nip round to their places to entertain them, then I usually use a cost index of about 20 to 30,000.

International -700/-800's uses a different Cost Index which I actually need to find out by an actual Delta Pilot soon. 17 is domestic however it fluctuates due to demand/supply of fuel.

250.. i am always in a hurry. sometimes even more

15 normally 30 if im in a hurry :)

International -700/-800's uses a different Cost Index which I actually need to find out by an actual Delta Pilot soon. 17 is domestic however it fluctuates due to demand/supply of fuel.

Cool! Thanks for the info. I tend to fly US domestic routes except for the occasional trip to Madeira or St. Maarten.

No problem Chris, happy flying. -Tristan.

somebody from my VA gave us following list which depends on airline and aircraft tipe(there is some 737 aircrafts): Air Baltic: 28B757 CI: 50Air Berlin: 30Air Canada B767s :100Air FranceShort/medium haul flight : 35La Navette (France) : 250Longhaul : 45Delayed shorthaul : 250Delayed longhaul : 135Air Malta B737 CI: 25Air New Zealand B767: 45AirTran: 30Alaska: 17Austrian 35British AirwaysAirbus Fleet:A319/A320/A321Climb at: Cost Index 0Cruise at Cost Index 20Boeing Fleet:Boeing 737-300/400 and 500 SeriesClimb at: Cost Index 0Cruise at Cost Index 28Boeing 747-400Climb at: Cost Index 0Cruise at Cost Index 90Cost Index 0 (Sometimes used on East Coast USA to UK Flights and less often on UK to Singapore/Bangkok flights)Boeing 757-200 and Boeing 767-300Climb at: Cost Index 0Cruise at Cost Index 40Boeing 777-200Climb at: Cost Index 0Cruise at Cost Index 100Cost Index 0 (Sometimes used on East Coast USA to UK Flights)British Midland 40Cathay B744 CI:80China Airlines 85 (B747)CondorBoeing 767-300ER: 30Boeing 757: 18EasyJetAirbus A319 Cost Index: 12Airbus A320 Cost Index: 12Airbus A321 Cost Index: 23EL AL737's: 15-30747's: 39(short/mid haul- Europe)757's: 20-40767's: 30-45(30-40 for Europe, 40-45 long haul)777's: 71(long haul, ex KLAX)EmiratesAirbus A330-200 Cost Index: 25FlyGlobespanBoeing 737-700 Cost Index: 14Boeing 737-800 Cost Index: 13FlyNiki 35Hamburg InternationalAirbus A319: 40Boeing 737-700: 30KLMF70/100 Climb/Cruise : 30/15737 Climb/Cruise : 30/15A330 Climb/Cruise/Descend : 60/150(300)/30MD11 Climb/Cruise/Descend : 50/100/20777 Climb/Cruise/Descend : 50/100/20747 Climb/Cruise/Descend : 150/300/50LufthansaAirbusse: 30Boeing 747-400: 70Airbus A300-600: 35Boeing 737-300: 25Lufthansa Cargo 80Luxair 50Nordavia Boeing 737-500 CI-27NordStar Airlines B737 NG: CI 30Norwegian 737-800: 15QantasB744 CI: 100Cost Index 40 for domestic flightsCost Index 20 for most International plans, however they may be planned up to CI250 to meet schedule/duty limitsRyanairBoeing 737-800 Cost Index: 30SAS 45-50Singapore Airlines B747/B777 CI:150Skyexpress Russia B737CL 28South African 50Southwest Airlines737-300/500 CI:28737-700 CI:36Swiss AirlinesA32S:FL290 and below: CI 10above FL290: CI 20A330-200 and A340-300:LRC: CI 30M.082 Cruise: CI 30 for Climb/Descend and Cruise up to FL280, above M.082 manually editedM.083 Cruise: CI 150 for Climb/Descend and Cruise up to FL290, above above M.083 manually editedThomson AirwaysAirbus A320 Cost Index: 13Airbus A321 Cost Index: 17Boeing 737-300 Cost Index: 10Boeing 737-800 Cost Index: 9Boeing 757-200 Cos Index: 10Boeing 767-300Long Haul Cost Index: 19Short Haul Cost Index: 11Ukraine International Airlinescost index: 14B737 Classic: 19-20B737 NG: 28United AirlinesFlight with duration < 4 Hours:A319 and A320 = Cost Index 27B737-300 and B737-500 = Cost Index 35B747-400 = Cost Index 90B757-200 = Cost Index 80B767-300 = Cost Index 65B777-200 = Cost Index 85Flights with duration > 4 Hours:A319 and A320 = Cost Index 22B737-300 and B737-500 = Cost Index 30B747-400 = Cost Index 85B757-200 = Cost Index 75B767-300 = Cost Index 60B777-200 = Cost Index 80Virgin AtlanticA340-300 CI = 30A340-600 CI = 40B747-400 CI = 73 - 93B747 :150WestjetB737NG :20-25 I don't know where he got this There is some explanation here: http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/articles/qtr_2_07/article_05_1.html

Most Alaska flight plans call for the CI of 15 with a small few that call for 30. Since I use their live flight plans, I just use whatever CI is assigned to that flight.

Malev flies with 11, which in some cases, as the pilots explained, is not really saving money, since engines run relatively more hours on the same trip distance, and when the big maintenance comes, those saved costs can really disappear...

I believe one of our Tech Team members stated his company is almost always under 20 and typically is 12-18.