Sort of interesting.

ABC News: How the Airlines Are Wasting Fuel

Yep, point to point connecting every city nonstop. That would be a much "greener" way to go.

Do you think more regionals with pop up? Maybe more Q400s doing directs?

Airways doesn't fly PDX-BWI.

They fly PDX-PHL-BWI. I'll bet its even a through flight. I booked my parents on Airways to SXM a few months back. It was $800 rt from PHL-SXM and back. Going DCA-PHL-SXM and back through CLT was under $400. Same airplane from PHL down, but they will lose money on the 175 flight from DCA-PHL to jack up their premium.

Sitting and waiting 30 minutes to get parked doesn't help the cause. Obviously the airlines don't care that much about fuel....

Sorry off topic.....but EFIS who is that Flight Attendent in your pic?? He looks familiar

He works for MAHsaBAH

What a horrible read that article was

Wasn't there a thread about him a long time ago? Did he go to WMU?

And yes, not the greatest article. There is no one solution to the problems of air transportation.