Research suggest that weight-loss drugs could deliver a quiet windfall for American airlines by reducing passenger weight and fuel consumption. Analysts estimate falling obesity rates could save major carriers about $580m annually in fuel costs, notes the Washington Post. Even modest average weight losses significantly lighten aircraft loads across large fleets. Airlines have long trimmed onboard weight, but passenger waistlines were previously beyond their control. Any fuel savings may be partly offset by weaker sales of snacks among GLP-1 users.
asmiggs on
In times past some wag would have released a press release about how Eli Lilly was helping solve the climate crisis.
YaGetSkeeted0n on
AA should give me lifetime exec plat for doing my part
Imaginary_wizard on
This makes me giggle. Its because I am immature
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I don’t buy it. That’s a bit over 1% of annual US fuel spending by airlines. Given how small human weight is compared to even the aircraft..
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Research suggest that weight-loss drugs could deliver a quiet windfall for American airlines by reducing passenger weight and fuel consumption. Analysts estimate falling obesity rates could save major carriers about $580m annually in fuel costs, notes the Washington Post. Even modest average weight losses significantly lighten aircraft loads across large fleets. Airlines have long trimmed onboard weight, but passenger waistlines were previously beyond their control. Any fuel savings may be partly offset by weaker sales of snacks among GLP-1 users.
In times past some wag would have released a press release about how Eli Lilly was helping solve the climate crisis.
AA should give me lifetime exec plat for doing my part
This makes me giggle. Its because I am immature
I don’t buy it. That’s a bit over 1% of annual US fuel spending by airlines. Given how small human weight is compared to even the aircraft..