Re:Airlines lobbying FAA to have only one pilot in the cockpit
by bombcar on Sunday December 11, 2022 @08:11AM
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Reducing convenience - replace as many possible flights between city pairs with as few giant jumbos as possible. Instead of many many flights between LAX and CHI just have a few A380s in cattleclass.
Saves a bit on fuel and a bunch on other costs. But people would be unhappy about it.
Re:Airlines lobbying FAA to have only one pilot in the cockpit
by rsj_hn on Sunday December 11, 2022 @04:39PM
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Larger planes are more efficient, but then ridership drops off when you make things less convenient so it's harder to fill the planes. I'm pretty sure the airlines are already maximizing this and are not optimizing for passenger convenience :)
Re:Airlines lobbying FAA to have only one pilot in the cockpit
by Ekaros on Sunday December 11, 2022 @04:00AM
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What about airport slots and fees?
Re:Airlines lobbying FAA to have only one pilot in the cockpit
by rsj_hn on Sunday December 11, 2022 @04:15AM
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I rolled that into mandatory fees, assuming the airport was owned by the government. I know there are for-profit private airports, but I was keeping things simple. And yes, airports have to be paid for, as do planes, labor, administration, and fuel :) But we are assuming magical powers here, or the ability to provide all of these services for half the cost.
1. Free fuel. Fuel is the biggest cost of flights. For domestic flights, about half the ticket cost.
2. No taxes/government mandated fees (including fuel taxes). These are the second biggest cost, and for international flights, can easily be half the ticket price, but for domestic flights, about 20% of the ticket price.
3. Free planes. Planes are the third biggest cost.
4. Free administration. The Airline bureaucracy is the fourth biggest cost.
5. Free Stewardess labor. Fifth biggest cost.
6. Free Pilots.