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Old 09-04-2019 | 10:26 AM
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From: Engines Turn or People Swim
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Originally Posted by Slaphappy
Efficiency is more than just the number of people you can haul around, it's also about the time and cost.
Yes. A HUGE factor is the hourly cost of the staff/crew. Airlines actually optimize cruise flight speed to account for the costs of the crew... to the point where the computer might plan a faster cruise speed if the crew is very senior (and has a higher hourly rate). A more junior crew on the same flight might get a slower speed assigned to save fuel.

A train on a 1000+ mile run is going to account for a lot more crew/staff man-hours than a jet.
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