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Old Apr 17, 2008, 9:05 am
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Wally Bird
 
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Originally Posted by SRQ Guy
I seriously doubt the airlines are allowing planes to go out with less than the required minimum fuel.
No, they are dispatching some with minimum fuel, not less. It's just that the legislated (FARs) minima are not always enough when there are delays (ATC, wx, whatever).

Solution - simply up the minima as per the FAR.
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