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James48

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5. Costs per flight hour

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 12:41 PM

Sep 21

Costs to operate a Military C-17 Globemaster is about $28,000 per flight hour.

The costs to operate a Boeing 737-800 series aircraft is about $5,0000- $6,000 per flight hour.

Once more, there is your fraud, waste and abuse.

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ICE IS DEPORTING PEOPLE TO AFRICA ON NEARLY UN-TRACKABLE MILITARY FLIGHTS [View all] demmiblue Sep 21 OP

Human rights gone in USA prison planet. enough Sep 21 #1

No good dirty bastards bluestarone Sep 21 #2

No way to find out who the US kidnaps and where they are. Irish_Dem Sep 21 #3

The USAF pilots know what they are doing is wrong. Irish_Dem Sep 21 #4

Not sure that the pilots can be blamed for that. WestMichRad Sep 21 #11

Pilots are not stupid. They know why they are being told to turn Irish_Dem Sep 21 #12

Agreed. WestMichRad Sep 21 #13

And they know Hegseth will throw them under the bus in a heartbeat. Irish_Dem Sep 21 #14

"Just following orders" Withywindle Sep 22 #17

Costs per flight hour James48 Sep 21 #5

They were disappeared, Bayard Sep 21 #6

Sick country. Solly Mack Sep 21 #7

This will transfer to American citizens who don't like Trump eventually. hadEnuf Sep 21 #8

And we wonder how they "lost" so many Alligator Alcatraz people. intheflow Sep 21 #9

How many of the deportees are already dead? Botany Sep 21 #10

They may get shot down. Puppyjive Sep 21 #15

Couldn't the judge that ruled NOT to move immigrants, call Hegseth before him? bluestarone Sep 21 #16