Originally Posted by
Brian Abraham
Richard Branson, of Virgin Airlines, has said that airlines could cut their emissions by 25 percent right now by implementing new procedures, such as taxiing less and carrying less fuel.
WOW what a fantastic idea!
I mean, who needs all that reserve nonsense anyway? Just work out exactly the fuel you need to reach TOD over your destination then switch the donks off and make a nice glide descent, you'd save hundreds of tonnes of fuel a day! Would save a fortune too!
So what if occasionally you might run out too early and crash, at least there'd be no fuel to make a huge fireball, and the "cost of a life" for those extra few thousand deaths a year would easily be made up for with the fuel savings.
In fact, why not cut out the middle man and just shoot the pax at the terminal. That'd save you a fortune and you'd never even have to worry about taxying or anything!
For such a brilliant man old RB can be pretty stupid at times!
my head hurts!
