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Well, he's kind of right, if fuel cost was suddenly zero, the profit margin would explode, and planes wouldn't need to fly as many flights to recoup the capital
by sliverstorm 10y ago
Well, he's kind of right, if fuel cost was suddenly zero, the profit margin would explode, and planes wouldn't need to fly as many flights to recoup the capital investment.
- sulam 10y agoProfit margins exploding is shortly followed by profit margins declining as everyone gets busy competing on cost. By any measure an airplane is a high cost asset, and increasing (or maintaining) utilization will be important.
- ars 10y ago> if fuel cost was suddenly zero See my post here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12591666 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12591666 electrical costs are higher than typical fuel costs.