[Harmless Teddy Bear]

* "Fozzie": Ultra-low fuel burn. The airplane is designed to cruise at a much reduced speed — 500 mph rather than the typical 600-plus mph of current jets. That would add an hour to the typical transcontinental flight.

If they made the plane more comfortable then they might have a winner.

Slightly more space for the same ticket price as the faster planes and they would sell seats.

[RJL]

"Fozzie": Ultra-low fuel burn. The airplane is designed to cruise at a much reduced speed — 500 mph rather than the typical 600-plus mph of current jets. That would add an hour to the typical transcontinental flight.

That slower flight time also means that airlines will lose that plane's availability while it's still in the air instead of being turned around for the next flight. Instead of five flights a day the airline may only be able to squeeze in four flights.

When you're paying $100 ~ $150 million for an airliner, you want to make as many flights a day as possible.