When to Expect U.S. Airlines to Try to Fly the 737 MAX Again

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  1. American actually is better for the environment than United. The problem is that it’s because they have more cancelled flights, which in turn causes less pollution.

  2. Shockingly I actually agree with Doug Parker for once. AA is more environmentally friendly then United for multiple reasons:1) newer aircraft as mentioned assuming you exclude all of the CO2 produced in the production of the new aircraft, 2) continually increasing seat count on aircraft, which lowers CO2 emissions per passenger assuming all seats are full, 3) fewer business class seats than United per aircraft, 4) cancelling more flights than competitors, and 5) offering preorder meals that reduces food waste. Dougie should get all the eco conscious to fly with American and charge them to sit in an eco conscious section of the plane where seat pitch is 26” and they pay a premium to sit in this section plus no food or drink is served and none is allowed to be brought onboard to conserve gas. Then we can watch these eco conscious people vote with their wallets.

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