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Old November 8th 07, 09:52 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Airlines running fuel margins thin

On Nov 8, 12:56 pm, wrote:
On Nov 8, 11:17 am, "Alistair Wright"
wrote:


Its only a matter of time before
they genuinely run one out of gas. from what i have found so far, i
can only find one genuine run out of gas previously, by a south
american airline headed to JFK.


United ran one dry near Portland, OR sometime in the late 1960s.

I think it's unlikely that anyone will run out in a domestic US
operation,
carrying 45 minutes of reserve fuel. Worst case: land short of the
destination, at an airport. The real issue is crossing the ocean.
This
does not include mismeasurement, fuel leaks, or the like.