topjetboy- my thoughts exactly.... What captain worth his position would accept the word of a ground-gripper
I usually carry min fuel (for those of you boys and girls who'll get excited - that's trip, alternate, contingency and final), but wx, ATC probs etc it's my job to carry extra.. But why carry every flight? Makes me kind of wonder if some guys are unsure of their own or the aircraft capabilities..... Or how to use the FMS
And the fact that the last public transport large jet ran out of fuel 18 years ago kind of tells me that most fuel policies seem to work fine.... Especially in light of the fact that there are quite a few aeroplanes running off runways. The extra fuel didn't help them did it?