United cuts APU use 17%, saves fuel, money
United has saved more than 5 million gallons of fuel and $4 million during the past six months by trimming use of aircraft auxiliary power units. The carrier still is short of its 60-minutes-per-departure goal, recording 68 minutes so far this year, down from 82 minutes last year.
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