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The cost index (CI) feature of the flight management computer can help airlines significantly reduce operating costs by calculating optimal climb, cruise, and descent speeds. The CI is the ratio of time-related costs to fuel costs, and entering different CI values results in schedules that minimize either fuel or time. In practice, airlines determine route-specific CIs between 0 and the maximum based on factors like variable fuel prices, tankering, and hedging to balance minimizing fuel consumption with oth
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