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First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Airlines almost never own an aircraft. They sell to banks and lease back, so they have smooth annual OPEX costs, not large CAPEX costs every few years.

[โ€“] Mountainaire@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

"Every few years?" You mean every 14 years, right? And this article was even nearly 2 years ago, so theyre probably even older now: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/aircraft-age-iata-airbus-boeing-b2665192.html