How Fuel Prices Affecting Aviation Industry - Archived News
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
July 2008
Opinion: Skyrocketing fuel prices mean turbulence for airlines and passengers, Lake Cities (TX) Sun (7/31)
Woes of U.S. Airlines Spread Abroad, Wall Street Journal (7/31)
Another Amenity Vanishes as Carriers Shut Lounges, New York Times (7/29)
Losses Mount, and Airlines Plan Steeper Spending Cuts, New York Times (7/23)
Airlines think fees, cutbacks will bring back profits, USA Today/Associated Press (7/23)
Fuel Costs Force U.S. Airlines To Plan Cuts Into '09, Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones (7/22)
Airlines' international growth hits headwinds, USA Today (7/21)
US carriers face grim outlook, Flight International (7/21)
Fees, fewer flights ground business travel, Washington Times (7/21)
Airlines Scale Back, Slowly, TheStreet.com (7/18)
Higher fares, fewer flights; airlines in the red, Newsday (7/17)
Threat to aircraft orders as fuel prices soar, Times Online (U.K.) (7/14)
Sky-High Pain at the Pump: Airlines Lower Fuel Usage At Any Cost, ABC News (7/10)
Airlines cut long flights to save fuel costs, Daily Herald (7/9)
Global Cargo Growth Slows, AviationNews.net (7/8)
Is your airport at risk? BusinessWeek (7/8)
Airlines Shed Weight as Fuel Costs Soar, Agence France-Presse (7/6)
Smaller airports are losing air service, Scripps News Service (7/4)
Fuming over gas prices? You're costing airlines with each trip, Cincinnati Business Courier (7/4)
Issues with large commercial carriers trouble small town airports, Online NewsHour (7/3)
New Landings Save Airplane Fuel, U.S. News & World Report (7/2)
Global air freight growth dips sharply, CargoNews Asia (7/2)
Flight cuts to squeeze travelers, Chicago Tribune (7/2)
Fuel costs may force airlines to leave small towns, WFAA News 8, Dallas/Fort Worth (7/2)
Graphic: Airline schedule changes at 300 airports, USA Today (updated 7/1)
June 2008
Airlines' Flight Plans Call for Lower Capacity, Tampa Tribune (6/30)
Businesses Scramble to Offset Rising Cost of Transportation, Wall Street Journal (6/30)
Some of USA's busiest airports to lose 10% of domestic flights, USA Today (6/29)
Analysts: Flight cutbacks to hit in fall, United Press International (6/28)
Travelers Face Deep Flight Cuts by Summer's End, New York Times (6/28)
High fuel prices put some airports at risk, report says, Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal (6/26)
Airline cuts could mean fewer choices for more money, CNN.com (6/23)
Turbulence Aloft, Tulsa World (6/22)
Soaring Fuel Prices Pinch Airlines Harder, Wall Street Journal (6/18)
US Airlines Curtail International Growth as Fuel Costs Rise, Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones (6/18)
Fuel costs gobble 73 cents on every airline dollar, Wichita Business Journal (6/18)
Many cities face flight cuts, Christian Science Monitor (6/12)
Airlines Dip Into Hot Water to Save Fuel, Wall Street Journal (6/11)
To Save on Fuel, Airlines Find No Speck Too Small, New York Times (6/11)
Flying Stinks - Especially for the Airlines, Wall Street Journal (6/10)
Airlines looks for new ways to cut weight - and fuel costs, International Herald Tribune (6/10)
Destinations brace for market jolts from airlift cuts, Travel Weekly (6/9)
Fuel costs may ground more airlines, Dallas Morning News (6/9)
2008 Business Traveler Survey: Domestic Carrier Profits Undercut by Fuel Costs, Business Travel News Online (6/9)
Small airports struggle with dwindling air service, CNN.com/Associated Press (6/6)
Big airlines in a rush to go small, New York Times (6/6)
High Fuel Prices Hurting Flights to U.S., Financial Post (6/5)
A look at US airlines' cutbacks, prospects for more, International Herald Tribune/Associated Press (6/4)
Fliers in for pain as airlines pack it in, USA Today (6/3)
For Aviation, A Turbulent Time, Forbes.com (6/2)
FOCUS: Airlines Face Tougher Time Passing On Fuel Costs, CNNMoney.com/Dow Jones (6/2)
IATA Sees 08 Airline Industry Loss of $6.1B With $135 Oil, Wall Street Journal (6/2)
OneWorld Airline Alliance Considers Collective Fuel Buying, Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones (6/2)
May 2008
Grapic: Airline Cutbacks, USA Today (5/30)
Asian-Pacific Airlines Are Forced to Reduce Flights, Wall Street Journal (5/30)
Analysts Sound Grim Warnings, Airline Business (5/29)
OIL CRUNCH: Asian Airlines Cut Flights, Hike Surcharges, Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones (5/28)
Alternative fuels a focus at air show, New York Times/Associated Press (5/26)
KLM Developing Alternative Jet Fuel AlgaeOil, Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones (5/26)
An airline industry never designed for $130 oil 'at a crossroads', Dallas Morning News (5/23)
Airlines in a tailspin, The (UK) Independent (5/23)
Oil spike rocks airlines, International Herald-Tribune (5/23)
Executive News Roundtable: Airlines and Alternative Fuel, Energy Policy TV (5/22)
Airlines' Cuts Making Cities No-Fly Zones, Herald Tribune (5/21)
Downward Spirals, Forbes (5/19)
Air passengers caught between rising taxes and fuel prices, CNNMoney.com (5/15)
The Right Stuff: Aviation's Search for Alternative Fuels, Wall Street Journal 'Environmental Capital' Blog (5/14)
Economic Consequences of Sky-Rocketing Oil, Forbes (5/14)
U.S. April jet fuel demand lowest in 5 years - API, Reuters (5/14)
Domestic Air Cargo Plunges, Air Cargo World (5/13)
Embraer Sees Smaller Orders as Fuel Soars, Reuters (5/8)
Squeezed airlines clip wings, Boston Globe (5/7)
Speculators Discounted As Oil-Hike Force, Aviation Daily (5/5)
Global Airline Traffic Growth Slowed In March v.s. Feb: IATA, Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones (5/2)
Airlines Slow Down Flights to Save on Fuel, MSNBC.com/Associated Press (5/1)
Fuel Frenzy, Air Cargo World (5/1)
Airlines face worst crisis since 2001, Reuters (5/1)
April 2008
Rising costs reshaping air travel across the USA, USA Today (4/30)
Frustration Turns to Finger-Pointing on Gas Prices, CQ Today (4/30)
U.S. Airlines' April Fuel Costs Jumped 22% From First Quarter, The Wall Street Journal (4/30)
U.S. air fares to continue to rise for summer travel: Most major airlines have cut expansion plans, Austin-American Statesman/Bloomberg (4/30)
Airlines May Need More Capacity Cuts, TheStreet.com (4/28)
Airline Industry Heads For Slowdown, Experts Say, Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones (4/24)
Turbulence Continues for Airlines, ABC News (4/23)
Surging Energy Costs Take a Big Toll on Airline Earnings, New York Times (4/23)
Fuel Costs Squeeze U.S. Airlines, Washington Post (4/22)