Yes they do. A big part of it is their size / capacity. Per passenger or per kg cargo they’re pretty efficient, but that doesn’t change the fact that they burn ~280,000 liters on a typical (Washington D.C. to Frankfurt) Atlantic crossing round trip.
Yes, overstated - it’s a two way Atlantic crossing. And if you consider Newfoundland to Ireland to be “an Atlantic crossing” that certainly uses less, and it’s rounded up a bit - though with unfavorable wind conditions it can exceed 300,000 liters.
KeenFlame@feddit.nu 3 days ago
For modern planes 70 - 90k liter… it’s bad enough, no need to exaggerate
MangoCats@feddit.it 3 days ago
As of July 2025, approximately 424 Boeing 747 aircraft are in active airline service
KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 day ago
…and I take it they burn three hundred thousand litres to run the Atlantic as well?
MangoCats@feddit.it 35 minutes ago
Yes they do. A big part of it is their size / capacity. Per passenger or per kg cargo they’re pretty efficient, but that doesn’t change the fact that they burn ~280,000 liters on a typical (Washington D.C. to Frankfurt) Atlantic crossing round trip.
Yes, overstated - it’s a two way Atlantic crossing. And if you consider Newfoundland to Ireland to be “an Atlantic crossing” that certainly uses less, and it’s rounded up a bit - though with unfavorable wind conditions it can exceed 300,000 liters.