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Apr 3, 2005 | 5:34 pm

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MJonTravel

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I think I read somewhere that United was doing a little experimenting through TED on conserving fuel by flying a little slower. Haven't heard of AA doing that, but could be. That being said, the MD80 is not a "fast" airplane. 400 to 450 knots is probably pretty normal for the MD80.