Originally Posted by Tom the Tenor
As for A319 & 73G, well COPA Panama fly 73G PTY to EZE with a full load and direct too and that has got to be as far as ORK-EWR?
Just something TTT I have to pick you, and many others, up on regarding range issues and such. An aircraft that has a certain range capability has been assigned this capability under ideal circumstances, ambient temerpature and winds been given standard values etc etc. The fact that the 73G or A319 can do a city pair based on great circle distances alone is often irrelevant as prevailing winds and obscure flight tracks can smash hundreds of miles off the quoted range. The fact that eastbound flights from the US take on average 1hr less than a westbound one isnt just by magic I'll have ye know as much as we'd all like to think that
Anyways carry on all........