[The Duke]

I remember this; the discussion on pprune.org website said they budget thrust for weight and other environmental conditions.

Why does that old addage of "penny wise and pound foolish" come to mind?

[_Jim]

Why does that old addage of "penny wise and pound foolish" come to mind?

Easy; it's not all that simple. Overspeed/excessive thrust on take-off can can create issues too.

[_Jim]

More information from the “Professional pilot Rumor and News” website:

http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/366754-ek407-tailstrike-ml.html

Includes pictures of the ‘tailstike’ (or multiple tail strikes actually)

[This_far]

Why does that old addage of "penny wise and pound foolish" come to mind?

Consider the Tenerife airport disaster. The Captain took on a full fuel load, holding up other flights and then got impatient when the weather began to close in.

Many errors there, some to save time, some to save money. Saving money allows many to fly.

This incident appears not due to saving money or time. It was errors (pilots & crew).