Originally Posted by Porch Monkey
I don"t think he was referring to flight plan accuracy, rather the cost of carrying any fuel over and above what the company flight plan may have. No reference to accuracy of the plan.
Thanks Porch Monkey. Icarus, I was simply answering a question about the cost of carrying fuel from Jabawocky. It had nothing to do with the "cost" of inaccurate flight planning/fuel burn calculations.
Originally Posted by A380 Driver
0n the 380 from Syd to Dubai, for each extra tonne you take you burn an extra 500 kg roughly.
3% per hour for 13½ hours ~ 41%.
Therefore, for flights over 33hr, tankering will not achieve anything!
