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Fuel prices hamper US airline's progress

Bio Clean Fuel The Air Transport Association has said that continued rising jet fuel prices are impeding the remarkable overall progress being made by the U.S. airline industry to return to profitability.

} The bulk of our flying is done with Thomas Cook Airlines who are at the leading edge of fuel economy with a specific fuel consumption of only 2.9 litres per 100 passenger kilometres. art aircraft, a comparatively high seating density and a high utilization rate. The airline carries more people, further, for less fuel than most other airlines. In addition, Thomas Cook Airlines have signed up to the Sustainable Aviation Initiative which covers the environmental, social and economic impacts of aviation in the context of the UK. It lists 8 goals and 34 commitments designed to continue progress towards these objectives.

Earth Bio Fuel "Record crude oil prices, which are expected to average nearly $70 per barrel this summer, will hamper the industry's widespread efforts to reverse the losses that have plagued the airlines in recent years," said ATA Vice President and Chief Economist John Heimlich. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that the price of benchmark crude oil averaged $63.27 in the first quarter of 2006, up 27 percent from the same period in 2005. Accordingly, the average price of jet fuel rose approximately 40 cents per gallon, from $1.45 to $1.85. "These high fuel prices highlight the need for airspace modernization to mitigate fuel expenses. A modernized system could save hundreds of millions of gallons of jet fuel per year, not to mention the environmental benefits that such improved operational efficiency would produce," said Heimlich.

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