How much thrust is involved, and how much fuel is burned, to get an aircraft like a Boeing 767 - or something similar - moving from a complete stop?
Recently, I was on a 767 that took the "scenic route" around the DFW airport trying to get to a gate. We were on the tarmac for an unusually long time, and had multiple stops and starts. I was curious how that might have affected fuel costs as opposed to a shorter time on the tarmac and a more direct path to our gate.