Originally Posted by
FNGFO
The fuel bonus was paid out quarterly and directly tied to your fuel burn versus time aloft when I was there. Max time aloft versus minimum fuel burn, and not just minimum fuel burn. Because Flex makes more money the longer their plane is in the air and the Hobbs is ticking over to charge owners.
So in their eyes when you pull it back and go slower it kills two birds with one stone - lower fuel burns and longer flight times to charge for. Makes sense.