Originally Posted by
TravellingMan
Maybe soon we will have RJ services from DEN - IAD/EWR as UA "right sizes" the planes flying on these routes.
Pilot contract will probably prohibit hub-hub barbiejets.
Originally Posted by
star_world
It's so variable though that anything they could say is meaningless. Are you suggesting that if they are operating 757s over the Atlantic in winter 2021-22 they should add a caution that there were x fuel stops on this route in the winter 10 years ago? What do the rate of fuel stops yesterday, or last week, or last month or 6 months go have to do with the rate that will exist next week, or next month?
Same reason they list on time performance rates. They're not causative of future delays, but they're indicative.
Originally Posted by
RJNYC
When do the first "ghetto bird" UA 763s get reconfigured? Any chance we will see them on IAD-CDG/AMS?
The ghetto bird 763 range isn't much longer than the winglet'd 752 range.
Originally Posted by
star_world
Fuel burn is a function of time in that case. The article implies the winds increase the fuel burn rate, which is a bit of a joke. That's all. You can leave the elementary explanation out
Originally Posted by
Mr.Nuke
Thus to the average reader, fuel burn (rate) increasing somehow due to higher headwinds is a somewhat logical conclusion. To provide proper context, they needed to briefly explain how headwinds increase flight time and thus burns more fuel.
1) You're the first person to mention rate; the article never says rate. The "amount of fuel burned" (their actual words) is a quantity, not a rate. Fuel burn rate would be a rate.
2) Increasing fuel burn rate (and airspeed) isn't uncommon when flying into a headwind to minimize the impact. 100kts on the nose is less impactful in terms of time if you're making 550 through the air instead of 450. I don't know if United is doing this.
Originally Posted by
sbm12
Aren't on-time performance numbers published along side fare and schedule?
Do they publish the on time departure rate or the on time arrival rate?