US Airlines Fuel Bills Rose by $3 Billion in May

Wednesday, July 08, 2026

Fuel costs for U.S. airlines jumped 85% in May ...

Posted by reinheitsgebot at 08:33 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry |

Airlines are finally getting some relief at the jet-fuel pump. Fliers may not share in the savings, though. on.wsj.com/4goItQ3

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Fuel costs for U.S. airlines jumped 85% in May to nearly $6.7 billion as the Middle East conflict drove up prices, the U.S. Transportation Department said Monday.

The necrotic orange chomo did that.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-07-08 04:07 AM | Reply

And the oil companies -- Russian, Saudi, Gulf State, US, Iranian -- made a killing off of the stupid war.

"The additional profits of the 100 largest oil and gas companies reached $23 billion in the first month of the war. By the end of the year, this figure could rise to $234 billion. This is equivalent to more than $30 million per hour. Five EU finance ministers are calling for a windfall tax."

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-07-08 04:38 AM | Reply

Thank a child-raping fraud.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-07-08 08:19 PM | Reply

Capitalism at its best being the worst...those with all the power manipulate conditions so that in order for things to function, palms are greased mightily.

#4 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-07-09 07:25 AM | Reply