Is CO using "fuel emergencies" to jump the arrival queue at EWR?
Apr 17, 2008, 4:17 pm
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Is CO using "fuel emergencies" to jump the arrival queue at EWR?
I did a search and did not find anything related, my apologies if duplicate.
http://consumerist.com/381137/contin...ines-at-newark (Via WSJ)
There's evidence that Continental Airlines might be engaged in some shady manipulation of air traffic controllers by creating "fuel emergencies" in order to skip ahead of other airlines and land quicker at Newark, says the Wall Street Journal. So-called "fuel emergencies" aren't as scary as they sound— planes that are getting close to the minimum amount of fuel required to remain in the air can call into the tower and get "expedited handling," and skip the line. There's no real danger to passengers.
"The Transportation Department's inspector general released a document Wednesday showing that the number of such events involving Continental planes jumped from 19 in 2005 to 42 in 2006 to 96 in 2007," the paper said.
Internal Continental memos show that management was encouraging pilots to skip refueling stops
"The Transportation Department's inspector general released a document Wednesday showing that the number of such events involving Continental planes jumped from 19 in 2005 to 42 in 2006 to 96 in 2007," the paper said.
Internal Continental memos show that management was encouraging pilots to skip refueling stops
Apr 17, 2008, 4:22 pm
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The article has already been mentioned in this thread.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...645685&page=15
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...645685&page=15
Apr 17, 2008, 4:24 pm
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Or maybe they just run their planes to the maximum of their abilities. I'd be interested to know what % of the 42 are 757's coming in from Europe
Apr 17, 2008, 4:31 pm
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On the ground in line for departure they could just return to the gate for fuel
Apr 18, 2008, 3:27 am
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skipping the line? what? in front of 75% CO flights?