Originally Posted by
Capt Fathom
If they took it to the max weight, the fuel burn would be more?
I suppose it would, but it seems they don’t need to get it up to MTOW. I will also add that the flight times in the 17:15 hour range are being limited by fuel volume, but only when an alternate is required (that being said, they are still getting the required fuel on). 30 minutes flight time can make a 4-5 tonne difference in fuel required. The required fuel over destination is usually in the region of 3.5 tonnes. That’s not much more than a 737 requires.
They are carrying in the region of 6 tonnes of freight to LHR and 9 coming back. All with pax loads around the 220 mark on every service. Business and Premium Economy are always full. Can’t comment on departures during the 40 degree days in a Perth summer, but it doesn’t look like that would be common, or even a problem. So far, operationally, it looks like it is going to work.