I've wondered a bit about this. Would people be up for cheaper ticket prices, but slower (300-500 kph) air travel ?
Suppose there was a local flight from local airport moving at such speeds, would you want to take it ?
Suppose there was a local flight from local airport moving at such speeds, would you want to take it ?
There are occasions when crews will dial-in a higher Cost Index ( CI ), which tells the flight management computer to bias towards higher speed rather than lowest fuel consumption. But in general they are instructed to use specific CIs that reflect the airline's costs.
With the drop in oil prices some airlines have chosen to raise their default CIs, keeping costs the same whilst slightly increasing speed, whereas others have chosen to keep the CI unchanged and to profit from the additional margin.