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Old Feb 25, 2019 | 7:53 pm
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Yes, there seems to be a kind of "sweet spot" max capacity for profitable airliners in this era of perhaps 350-400. Once you get above that, the economies of scale disappear.

Weak analogy, but I'm thinking of pizza. No one sells a 24" or 36" pizza. The maximum size seems to top out at about 18".
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