| The airlines are huge users of fuel. Fuel costs are | | | | fuel it has it's own reserves and oil fields and |
| higher than even the cost of the aircraft. Surcharges | | | | contracted out refineries. It has about enough supply |
| are up to the highest point in the history of the | | | | for the entire country for 60-90 days depending on |
| airlines along with the fuel costs at an all time record | | | | our conservation levels in a crisis situation. Fighting a |
| cost. Airline tickets and airlines live and die on their | | | | war takes a tremendous amount of fuel. The |
| ability to number one fill up planes and number two, | | | | modern Aircraft carriers use nuclear power, like the |
| manage their fuel costs. Discount Airlines have been | | | | submarines, but the rest of the world's greatest |
| able to keep flights full in order to order to cover | | | | arsenal uses fuel of various types. And they are |
| costs and keep prices low, but are hurt in quarterly | | | | always testing different fuels to increase |
| earnings every time fuel prices increase. | | | | performance in different situations. |
| When fuel prices stay high, you often see massive | | | | These reserves have been used when OPEC plays |
| downward spirals and negative sector rotations in | | | | hardball creating fuel prices above our ability to |
| Airline Stocks. Again it is all about the cost and flow | | | | operate our industries and businesses and keep |
| of fuel. It is of interest when we hear talk of our | | | | America employed and the wheels of commerce |
| National Debt and how important that is. "A Nation is | | | | turning. Opening up the floodgate of supply, lowers |
| not in danger of financial disaster merely because it | | | | the prices and puts the cartel in check. If not certain |
| owes itself money." The flow of fuel is several times | | | | businesses become un-viable when fuel prices go too |
| more important than that, because with proper flow | | | | high. Think of the military aviation, jets, helicopters, |
| and economies of scale, every thing works better | | | | UAVs, AWACs, bombers and even flying gas |
| and every one wins. Consumers have lower prices | | | | stations in the sky for aerial re-fueling. It is like |
| and more choices; governments have greater tax | | | | running several airlines non-stop 24/7. Generally |
| revenues due to more commerce and more jobs | | | | Airlines too are a 24-hour business. The airline industry |
| paying into the system; industry has higher profits | | | | is under extreme pressure now. |
| and more money to expand; the stock market | | | | If they keep raising their fees to passengers then |
| moves upward provided greater benefits for those | | | | the passenger per plane ratios drop off, meaning |
| who bet on a strong America and therefore greater | | | | flight are unprofitable. If they do not raise the price |
| investment in new companies which provide | | | | then they lose money. It is a no win situation and |
| innovation and research and development to improve | | | | they need some fuel price stabilization, yet an already |
| the flow of every thing we know. Speaking of the | | | | hampered industry is facing additional crisis from fuel |
| benefits of the flow of fuel to government in the | | | | costs. We have seen already four major airlines file |
| tax revenues, just think of all the fuel the | | | | bankruptcy and two out of business, two more are |
| government uses at all levels? Incredible amounts at | | | | facing bankruptcy and several are considered bad |
| every level; so incredible that they along with private | | | | risks from ever emerging from their bankruptcies. |
| enterprise spend millions of dollars trying to figure out | | | | The flow and costs of fuel are critical to the airline |
| more efficient methods. The military uses so much | | | | industry and the future of air travel in the World. |