RECYCLED AIR DOESN'T SAVE

John P. Abbey's suggestion to quit recycling cabin air (AW&ST May 5, p. 8) asserts that the recycling system saves money. My data from five years of flying the Boeing 767-300 show the opposite. The 767's air outflow valve is at the start of the upsweep toward the tail--an area of turbulent boundary...

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