Airlines to save big money on fuel as new weight loss pills gain popularity
cnbc.comWe are glad that we save extra dollars per head of them. Stock please go up.
Next day: Airlines purchase giant paper planes to save fuel costs.
Everything about this is so stupid, from the fact that these pills are expected to change population weight so much to the silly napkin math that some analyst has pulled out of their ass to turn it into airline EPS.
Given some airlines (Hawaiian?) do sometimes weigh passengers on their smaller craft, I could believe fuel load would drop if pax weight dropped but I don't actually believe either fuel cost or weight really strongly informs pricing. It's used as an excuse. A350 are significantly more efficient than older craft, but if you do more business suites you carry less and make even more money. The price does not drop, profit rises.
(The weight is about balance and total load as I understand it)