Originally Posted by Mesabah

If DAL was serious about fuel burn it would be in the market for a 100 seat high efficiency turboprop on the 500 mile or less segments. You just can't get that kind of CASM out of a 100 seat jet at that stage length. The DOT stats don't compare RASM over a standard stage length say 100 miles vs 1000 miles, that's why a 753 that flies farther more efficiently than say an a320. The A320 may actually be burning less fuel per ASM on the shorter routes than the 753; in fact it is.