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General forums => General forum => Topic started by: slither360 on April 07, 2015, 06:18:35 AM

Title: Average Fuel Burn Per Passenger
Post by: slither360 on April 07, 2015, 06:18:35 AM
Average Fuel Burn Per Passenger seems like a rather useless stat - rather than telling anything about fuel efficiency, all it tells about is average flight length.

I'd suggest Average Fuel Burn Per RPK as a statistic that will provide more insight into the fuel efficiency of various airlines.
Title: Re: Average Fuel Burn Per Passenger
Post by: JumboShrimp on April 07, 2015, 06:29:35 AM
Yes, agreed.  I was just looking at it today...
Title: Re: Average Fuel Burn Per Passenger
Post by: schro on April 07, 2015, 12:36:42 PM
Per rpk is just as meaningless as it will be skewed by length of flight as well.
Title: Re: Average Fuel Burn Per Passenger
Post by: JumboShrimp on April 15, 2015, 01:21:42 AM
Quote from: schro on April 07, 2015, 12:36:42 PM
Per rpk is just as meaningless as it will be skewed by length of flight as well.

It will be skewed by the length of the flight, but I think far less than fuel per pax.