Originally Posted by
autoflight
mh152, I am happy that you and a couple of others see the fixation on reduced fuel burn as but a small part of the actual complex cost of operations.
I don't think anyone is down playing the importance of trying for a reduction in fuel burn, yes ops costs are important, but when at the moment the cost of overnight HOTAC etc in the vicinity of a major airport could quickly add up to the same as a tonne of avtur there is perhaps the argument that it perhaps fuel burn isn't the only thing that needs to be considered if you are really interested in the bottom line.