Originally Posted by
alwayzinit
I would be interested in the tonnage fuel burn difference between our various types over the same routes when carrying exactly the same number of pax % /yield. I did a comparison on the various MAN flights and the difference in fuel loads and burns was frankly startling.
So I REALLY hope those who are keeping the info very close to their chests DO know what they are doing. If not ...........well it wouldn't be the first time would it!?
I would be surprised if the 380 is not profitable, after all EK must be getting them at a massive discount considering that they are the only airline really buying them now (without the EK order at the airshow Airbus wouldnt have sold a single airframe last year).
Whether the discount is enough to put the yield above the 777 given the extra costs is another matter though.