Fuel Hedging Means Profit at Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines increased its operating revenue 12.1% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2005 while holding its operating cost increase to 8.3%. It increased its fleet by seven aircraft and capacity by 10.1%, even as it reduced the number of employees by 1.7%. Southwest's load factor rose by...
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