A network with only a handful of «hub» nodes will be more spread apart, requiring users to either choose longer,
less efficient routes through the network or to choose to go through the few well connected nodes.
Not exact matches
Byford said he is working with Borough President James Oddo and local residents to make sure the new
routes are
less circuitous and more
efficient.
«The electrolytic
route actually consumes
less energy,» Sadoway noted, adding that it can be 30 percent more
efficient than conventional methods.
United is also using the Dreamliner on its
routes to Australia from San Francisco and Los Angeles, phasing out the
less fuel -
efficient Boeing 747.
It's no secret that Qantas can't wait to begin replacing its fuel - guzzling 747 aircraft (5 in total) so we can expect to see the new plane appear on
routes where the larger (and considerably
less efficient) 747 isn't really needed — like some of the
routes to the US for example.
In this new market, only those airlines that upgrade their fleet to more
efficient planes and find other ways of saving fuel (
less idling, more
efficient routes, etc.) will be profitable.