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Old 29th Jan 2014, 08:17
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mpvincent
 
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Slow down on a320

Hi there

Newbie here. I have a question regarding fuel use on an a320 sector 3.5 hours long. Would it save much fuel if the sector was flown at a Lower cruise speed so it was flown over 4 hours? I know there will be additional costs such as crew time and a negative impact on aircraft utilisation but just interested in whether it would save fuel, use more fuel or negligible effect.

Many thanks.
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