U.S. Sees Dramatic Rise In RPMs, ASMs Per Gallon, ATA Says
Airline fuel efficiency has risen 16.2% since 2000, from 38.2 revenue passenger miles per gallon to 44.4, the Air Transport Association says. Some of the gain is due to load factor improvements, but capacity per gallon also increased 8.1% in that period. Since 1971, RPMs per gallon have tripled, and...
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