400Rulz
I agree with the thrust of your post. QF has been flying the tailored approaches into MEL (early morning only) for quite some time now and it will provide savings when everything is worked out and signed off - paperwork moves slowly in CASA and Air Services. The STARs and SIDs in use in SYD are another matter and what I suggested in my previous post could be introduced fairly quickly (QF -400s use CI100 which at the heavy weights we operate almost every sector results in a descent speed of 285kts, the B767s and B737s descend at similar speeds).
My previous post was intended to be just one example because of Coral's comment
I look forward to the solutions that the mere mortals of ATC have thus far been unable to implement.
Other efficiencies are easily identified but I didn't want to make this thread too long.
When trying to save fuel, how do you avoid being in trail of an Asian based carrier who is in landing configuration from 15NM out?