John Heimlich
John Heimlich
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Fuel prices are the difference between record profitability (for some airlines) and a year of crappy losses.
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When your second-highest cost plummets, that's huge. I call it the saving grace of the fourth quarter after the (federal assistance). But we're not quite as sanguine that we can count on that this year.
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We've got more seats that are filled and we're getting higher fares for them. That's your best case scenario. If (jet) fuel was at $40 a barrel, we could be minting money right now.
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I still see the economy as absolute the No. 1 factor, (even with) as many other factors as there are nowadays,
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I will be very surprised if there is not a proposal.
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Will it be enough for everyone? It's not clear, but $2.5 billion is better than $1 billion, especially if they move quickly with the second half.
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We're not expecting it to be much crazier than last summer.
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We're not saying things are hunky-dory. All we're saying is that some of the indicators we look at and some of the recent trends are promising, and that's the first time I've used that word in a long time.
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Today's jet fuel prices are crushing and could prove to be a knockout blow for some.
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Still, with fuel prices so high, the last thing you want is an interruption in your revenue stream.
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The airlines will be forced to cut more capacity, accelerate fleet retirement and, unfortunately, they will have to lay off more workers,
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The consumers are saying, 'The only time I'm going to travel, I'm going to make it count,' ... While there's some legacy fear factor and some legacy hassle factors, I think it's economics that still rule. As we head into heavier summer travel, we'll be working against our own recovery with some of the delays due to new security measures.
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It's sort of a one-stop shopping experience, and the idea is to make the traveler feel like he or she is truly traveling on one airline.
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We're paying enormous amounts for jet fuel right now. It's insane.