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It seems like regulators could just tax planes based on how much fuel they leave with, regardless of the source?
by ericd 7y ago
It seems like regulators could just tax planes based on how much fuel they leave with, regardless of the source?
- LanceH 7y agoA strong incentive to lift off with as little fuel as possible...
- SiempreViernes 7y agoMeh, it's not stronger than the cost savings incentive they already have, and minimum amounts allowed are regulated by international treaty anyway.
- LynxInLA 7y agoThat would incentivize planes to fly with as little fuel as possible. That could lead to some flights running out of fuel when unforeseen issues arise. No matter how you tax the fuel, there are going to be some perverse incentives.
- kingnothing 7y agoThey're already incentivized to do that to keep weight down to reduce running costs.
- freedrock87 7y agoICAO already regulates the reserve amount of fuel required to be carried. This isn't a valid argument
- teraflop 7y agoICAO sets a minimum amount of reserve fuel, not a maximum, so this is not a valid counter-argument.
- squiggleblaz 7y agoOn the contrary: 1. Tax the fuel in a plane when it leaves the airport (i.e. including the fuel the plane imports). 2. Airlines will reduce to the amount of fuel planes leaving the EU fly with to dangerously low levels. 3. ICAO prohibits planes from flying with dangerously low levels. Point 3 entirely deals with the problem of point 2.