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Old Apr 4, 2014 | 8:47 pm
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Originally Posted by Orcair
I understand your argument, however I feel that operating two streams of a/c vs. three has obvious benefits - such as pilot scheduling and maintenance.
And, yet, there are tons of successful carriers that don't do so. I mean, by this logic, SQ shouldn't have any A380s.

I suspect that the efficiency gains are step-wise. Is operating a fleet of 5 aircraft optimal? Probably not. But is operating a fleet of 50 aircraft significantly more optimal than operating 2 fleets of 25? I suspect that the gains of going from 25 to 50 are much, much more limited.
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