Airlines Made Bad Bets in Fuel Hedging

Credit: INGRID FRIEDL/LUFTHANSA
Airlines are reviewing their fuel hedging policies and being driven to use more sophisticated financial instruments after huge fluctuations in oil prices during the past two years exposed the weaknesses of earlier approaches. With oil prices rising to levels near $150 per barrel and then...

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