Originally Posted by
OzzyOzBorn
I approve of the concept, but are these numbers taking into account the contingency required for airliners to hold and possibly divert to an alternate airfield in the event of encountering adverse conditions?
I'm taking the assumption that the quoted target range of 300nm is accounting for some additional capacity for holding and diversions - so that will be the usable service range of the aircraft. I can't find any information outlining that, but it would seem silly to quote a range that that it wouldn't be able to achieve in service.