BA ranked worst TATL carrier for fuel efficiency
Sep 14, 2018, 2:16 pm
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Sep 14, 2018, 2:36 pm
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Sep 14, 2018, 5:43 pm
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Just as some people think driving a brand new 2018 car on PCP with monthly payments, but it has great fuel economy is the way forward. Whilst others are happy kicking around in an old E class Merc which a few dents and scratches, which drinks a little more fuel, and needs to be topped up with oil every few thousand miles...
Who is going to paying less per year for their motoring, who is going to be traveling in more comfort, and which car is more likely to be stuck in limp home mode or on the back of an AA recovery truck? People end up justify their choices in their own way. :-)
Who is going to paying less per year for their motoring, who is going to be traveling in more comfort, and which car is more likely to be stuck in limp home mode or on the back of an AA recovery truck? People end up justify their choices in their own way. :-)
Sep 15, 2018, 2:58 am
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It speaks volumes that the author of the article is Norwegian. One of an increasing number of articles written to serve an agenda.
I think BA's fleet renewal plan speaks for itself with regards to how committed BA are to improving fuel efficiency over the long term.
I wonder why these chose to specifically target TATL. Oh that's right, because they just axed their last London to Asia route so it's all they've got left
I think BA's fleet renewal plan speaks for itself with regards to how committed BA are to improving fuel efficiency over the long term.
I wonder why these chose to specifically target TATL. Oh that's right, because they just axed their last London to Asia route so it's all they've got left
Sep 15, 2018, 5:30 am
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It's the same density math that Air Berlin used to show how much more fuel efficient they were on TATL compared to LH and others. An all economy 29inch pitch A380 would beat them all (I think that density would fail evacuation requirements)
Sep 15, 2018, 5:47 am
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I mean, if you look at Norwegian's fleet, their load factors, and their seating density, it makes perfect sense they come out ahead. It's also no surprise that airlines like BA do badly. In fact, the year before, they didn't limit the study to certain TATL routes and had Qantas in the last place. Without having looked at Qantas' fleet, I imagined it was rankest lowest not due to the age of its fleet but primarily due to the low seating density on their planes.
Sep 15, 2018, 7:12 am
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Sep 15, 2018, 7:26 am
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I think Airbus has already done the evacuation for a capacity of nearly 900 all Y.
Sep 15, 2018, 1:06 pm
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Sep 16, 2018, 5:15 am
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A380 fuel efficiency
this report claims that the fuel burn per pax of the A380 is the same as the A340-600. even taking into account the higher number of premium seats that A380s tend to have, this seems unlikely. Does anybody have evidence to dispute this claim ?
the report also claims that VS fly the A380 which undermines its credibility.
https://www.theicct.org/sites/defaul...g_20180912.pdf
the report also claims that VS fly the A380 which undermines its credibility.
https://www.theicct.org/sites/defaul...g_20180912.pdf
Sep 16, 2018, 5:50 am
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Wikipedia says a fully fuel-efficient wing span for the A380 would be around 90 m, but Airbus chose slightly under 80 m due to legal restrictions and/or the desire to achieve compatibility with pre-existing ground infrastructure.
