Cost Cutting: No Coffee prior to takeoff on 737-300/500
Apr 10, 2008, 9:35 am
#31
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There are about 100 733/5s in the fleet. Say they average 4 flights a day, that's 400 flights x 365 or about 150,000 flights a year. So, it's about $7 of fuel per segment for running the APU at the gate.
Very very rough estimate.
Apr 10, 2008, 2:12 pm
#32
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The quote in Post #3 says it can save up to $1m per year.
There are about 100 733/5s in the fleet. Say they average 4 flights a day, that's 400 flights x 365 or about 150,000 flights a year. So, it's about $7 of fuel per segment for running the APU at the gate.
Very very rough estimate.
There are about 100 733/5s in the fleet. Say they average 4 flights a day, that's 400 flights x 365 or about 150,000 flights a year. So, it's about $7 of fuel per segment for running the APU at the gate.
Very very rough estimate.