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Old June 29th 08, 07:06 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
terry
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Default UNITED AIR LINES TO LAY OFF 950 PILOTS

On Jun 29, 6:36*am, Mxsmanic wrote:
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Pretty well, which is why it is a goal for most companies, not just
airlines.


Fewer flights increases utilization of assets? *Examples?


Economics 101 fixed costs and variable costs. fuel use per pax per
mile ( the main variable cost in running an airline ) decreasses
significantly for any aircraft as no of pax increases. so its pretty
obvious that flying airliners with MT seats becomes less sensible as
fuel prices rise.