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ananoman · September 7th, 2004, 23:35

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Our system tells me on each release how much fuel will be burned for each 1000lb of extra fuel added, and how much fuel costs at the departure and destination airports. In CRJs it's usually 10-25lb of fuel burned for each extra 1000lb added. I'd rather burn up 2-5 gallons (at ~$1/gallon) per trip than have the company pay for a diversion because of unexpected weather or some unexpected emergency at the destination airport.

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This is true on the smaller, shorter ranged aircraft like the ERJ that weigh about 50,000 lbs and carry only about 10,000 lbs of fuel. But the large jets that go to Europe and elsewhere can carry alot more gas. In the widebody jets, you can have an aircraft with a max take off wt of 600,000 lbs or more, with about half of that being fuel. It is obviously ok to carry some extra gas around, but if you take this too far, you can burn up alot of money in the course of a year.

September 7th, 2004, 23:35	#19
ananoman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 916	Re: Airlines Reduce Backup Fuel [ QUOTE ] Our system tells me on each release how much fuel will be burned for each 1000lb of extra fuel added, and how much fuel costs at the departure and destination airports. In CRJs it's usually 10-25lb of fuel burned for each extra 1000lb added. I'd rather burn up 2-5 gallons (at ~$1/gallon) per trip than have the company pay for a diversion because of unexpected weather or some unexpected emergency at the destination airport. [/ QUOTE ] This is true on the smaller, shorter ranged aircraft like the ERJ that weigh about 50,000 lbs and carry only about 10,000 lbs of fuel. But the large jets that go to Europe and elsewhere can carry alot more gas. In the widebody jets, you can have an aircraft with a max take off wt of 600,000 lbs or more, with about half of that being fuel. It is obviously ok to carry some extra gas around, but if you take this too far, you can burn up alot of money in the course of a year.