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Old 18th May 2012, 19:35
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How much more fuel efficient is an A320 vs a B738 (if anything)? I take it they mean the current A320, ie the ones they are receiving now, not the NEO? If they refer to the NEO, then how much better is that than a B738? If you can't make money with a B738 then I would imagine you're doing something wrong somewhere, but I would still like to know just how much more water they expect to be able to squeeze from this stone (the 'fuel efficient aircraft' stone that is). There comes a time when you have to make do with what you have - SAA has ALWAYS had the newest fleet in SA airline ops - now they're telling us they need new aircraft to replace the (by implication) old and fuel inefficient short haul ones? I'm sensing salivation at massive backhands somewhere...apart from the numbing buzz of the general aura of stupidity that always accompanies these things...
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