>>2841763
evidence?

>>2841832
Anecdotal, I guess. I'm asking because the planes in my area are generally flying lower to the point I can tell what airline it's from. I don't know much about air travel so I'm curious if there's some common knowledge about this that I'm unaware of.

>>2841763
>Why are commercial aircraft flying lower to the ground than they used to?
they don't though

neither the service ceiling nor the typical flight height changed much in the last ~30y
the current height is really an optimum
engine thrust & aerodynamics of current airplanes is optimized for only this optimal height, so that won't change suddenly

>>2841915
>asking because the planes in my area are generally flying lower
probably a flight path just changed and they're descending to an nearby airport

some freight aircraft fly lower

>>2841921
>probably a flight path just changed
It would be several flight paths in this case, but nonetheless that might be the reason. This is what some people call "flyover country" so we're not used to getting layovers and such but maybe that's what's changed.

>some freight aircraft fly lower
We've been having more of those as well, so that makes sense. Thanks for the reply.

it takes too much fuel to fully escape OP's gravity well

>>2841763
prove it

>>2845646
why are you necro'ing old shitty threads with low effort comments?

>>2841915
They are getting bigger, the same twin engine layout has gone from 4 seats 1 aisle to 7 seats 2 aisles in the last 20 years.