Originally Posted by
CabinCrewe
Aren't most services "relatively" short hops across the Atlantic with nowhere near maximum fuel capacity/weight.
Well, Los Angeles is a little over the max range for a full payload, but Houston and Seattle could work with the full load. The Boeing chart calls for an LDA of 8000ft, in wet conditions, for the Max Zero Fuel Weight, so any fuel weight being carried would add to that distance.
I cannot understand why Cargolux would be in discussions with GLA when their landing runway length into the prevailing wind will lead to further load shedding.