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The new product, launched last year, has cut the company burn rate by more than 800%.
The plane's in-flight systems monitor the fuel burn rate.
Burn rate is usually quoted in terms of cash spent per month. For example, a burn rate of 1 million would mean the company is spending 1 million per month. When the burn rate begins to exceed forecasts, or revenue fails to meet expectations, the usual recourse is to reduce the burn rate (which, in most companies, means reducing staff).