Heavier Public Costs US Airlines in Fuel- Report
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US airlines spend $275 million annually in extra fuel costs each year to transport a heavier traveling public, researchers estimate.
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Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and  Continental Airlines have all raised their domestic fuel  surcharges, matching a move by American Airlines amid soaring  fuel prices.
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High fuel costs represent a &quot;major threat&quot; to airlines' profitability, although European carriers are better placed than their US rivals to withstand the impact, according to a report published Monday by credit rating agency Standard and Poor's.
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MONTREAL: The global airline industry stands to incur losses of between $US3 billion ($NZ4.6 billion) and $US4 billion this year as surging oil prices wipe out any hope of profit created by rising passenger traffic, the International Air Transport
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UAL Corp. UALAQ.OB , the parent of  United Airlines, said on Friday it would raise its existing $10  each-way fuel surcharge by an additional $5 due to soaring fuel  costs.
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Continental Airlines Inc said on Friday it raised its fuel surcharge on domestic U.S. plane tickets to $40 per round-trip from $20, marking the latest test of airline pricing power.
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ATLANTA - American airline passengers are carrying excess weight in more than just their luggage. A new government study says airlines are worrying more and more about the weight of the people flying.
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Regulators are letting some airlines  carry smaller reserves of fuel on international flights to  reduce weight and save money, the Federal Aviation  Administration said on Monday.
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Two of the largest US airlines - American and Southwest - blame record fuel prices for their poor quarterly results.
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A fare hike that raises tickets by $5 each way announced by American Airlines earlier this week to offset record high jet fuel appears to be sticking among other US airlines, an industry source said on Friday.
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Business & money: Airline says environmental campaigns against low-cost flying are affecting demand.
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HOUSTON -- Continental Airlines said Tuesday that rising oil costs and $280 million in federal transportation, security and airport fees charged on passenger tickets drove the carrier to post a loss in the third quarter.
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Australian flag carrier Qantas on Friday raised fuel surcharges on domestic and international tickets, blaming the skyrocketing price of crude oil prices.
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Fuel costs for international and domestic flights have soared $560 million above last year, the national carrier said yesterday. Hedging, the means by which airlines insure against rising fuel costs, had fallen
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BMI and Air France become the latest airlines to raise ticket prices in response to higher fuel costs.
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UAL Corp  said on Friday its United Airlines unit doubled its fuel surcharge on most domestic U.S. flights to $10 from $5, to counter a recent rise in oil prices.
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US Airways Group Inc. said yesterday that sharply rising fuel costs in recent weeks have made the bankrupt airline's already dismal financial outlook even more acute.