摘要: |
In June 2011, U.S. air carriers with an annual revenue of $20 million or more paid on average $2.94 per gallon of fuel for scheduled and nonscheduled domestic service5 percent more than what they paid in June 2010 and 51 percent more than what they paid in June 2000 after adjusting for inflation. The rise in the cost of fuel since 2000 has resulted in fuel becoming one of aviations largest operating expenses. In 2000, the cost of labor was 2.5 times that of fuel, but in 2010, the cost of labor and fuel were nearly identical with each accounting for about 25 percent of all operating expenses. |