With oil at about US 135pb which business model is best able to survive.?? The OS model (757)with about 50? equivalent club seats or the legacy airline with say 150? equivalent club seats (777).
I ask this question because with jet fuel at circa US 1500 ptonne, the 757 is going to cost about US 75,000 per round trip to JFK ie US 1500 per pax. The 777 will cost about US 150,000 for the same trip or about US 100 per pax.
It is staggering to think that to fly a 744 to OZ & back (say40hrs) will use 400 tonnes which will cost US 600,000. So assuming 400 pax thats US 1500 each, just on fuel.!!! Help aviation is in deep trouble.