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09-17-2020, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by AirBear

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/a...0YWVNABxz2RGxY

Hmm..I don't think so, screw the 10% fuel saving. But I can see it now, "Delta 123 is at the rally point, need a partner". "American 456 is available but we get to be on top". Delta, well OK.....

So the fuel savings is eaten up by waiting around. Airspace is not like the Brickyard 500. There just aren’t that many birds in a tieght airspace.

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