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Carriers assign brand-new, fuel-efficient planes to their longest routes because the high purchase price is recouped over many hours of fuel savings on long sectors, improving overall economics.
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Carriers stop in Anchorage because refueling there avoids carrying extra fuel on trans-Pacific legs—which would reduce payload and raise costs—and also provides a convenient place to sort and process cargo.
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