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Old 5th Apr 2011, 09:49
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Airlines operated their aircraft using something called a cost index. This is a figure tapped into the aircraft FMC to determine how efficiently the aircraft operates. Generally a low cost index will mean lower speeds. Jet2 do have a reputation for using a very low cost index, I think Flybe do also. Fuel is obviously very expensive at the moment and the less you can use the better I guess.
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