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To: Toddsterpatriot
--snip--As fuel prices rose airlines reduced engine idle time when planes were not in motion, cut wind resistance by polishing aircraft exteriors on more frequent schedules, and reduced flight speeds and the amount of fuel carried.

Very interesting.

3 posted on 11/30/2004 7:30:43 AM PST by biblewonk (Neither was the man created for woman but the woman for the man.)
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To: biblewonk
Yeah, you know what? Maybe there's a connection there between the price of something and people's willingness to increase efficiency !

We should hav a government study to find out more about this...

6 posted on 11/30/2004 7:33:52 AM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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