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Re:A customer reported an error in the map used by Flight Si... by Kubuxu on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @06:39PM (#14143668)
Very frequently high altitude winds are used by airlines. It means that you are taking a path that looks sub-optimal for still air perspective but with wind added it is better.
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Re:A customer reported an error in the map used by Flight Si... by jacquesm on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @11:25PM (#14145225)
This is even taken into account when loading fuel. The savings are enormous compared to ignoring this. It's both fuel saved to burn and fuel saved to haul.
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