Originally Posted by
cessnapete
What rubbish. Far more fuel/energ wastage/pollution is caused by inefficient ATC /lack of runway space, causing huge amounts of Holding time worldwide.
Good to see that whataboutery is alive and well at PPRuNe
Originally Posted by
fox niner
Tankered fuel is actually cargo. Payload.
"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less."
But only if you redefine "cargo" to mean weight that the airline pays itself to carry around, rather than weight that somebody else is paying it to transport.
