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Old 19th Jul 2013, 21:04
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despegue
 
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What some here who advocate to operate with no diversion fuel forget is that weather is not the only reason an airport can close
On B737, 1000 kg. of extra fuel burns around 30 kg. per hour. hardly an amount to economize on. The Beancounters, and with them a lot of our collegues have it wrong to economize on fuel. Be efficient inflight, be fuel conservative in your planning.
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