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Southwest Airlines Company, the low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas, the United States, has posted its first quarterly loss in 17 years.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the flag carrier of Germany, and British Airways, the national airline and flag carrier of the United Kingdom, have reduced fuel surcharges following a fall in the price of crude oil.

Ryanair accuses fuel supplier Air BP of profiteering, urges UK’s economic regulator to probe increased fuel costs

A group of major airlines and Boeing Company, the aircraft manufacturer, have joined hands to accelerate the development of new, sustainable aviation fuels.

Air New Zealand, the national flag carrier of New Zealand, has shown the way in saving fuel, cutting flying time as well as curbing harmful carbon emissions.

The jet fuel using algae produced by Solazyme Incorporated, the company based in South San Francisco, California, the United States, has passed all the tests required for aviation turbine fuel.

Many airlines in the United States are cutting domestic flights and routes nationwide with a view to reducing losses incurred by the enormously high prices of aviation turbine fuel.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned that airlines worldwide are likely to lose over $6.1 billion in 2008 because of the exorbitant prices of aviation turbine fuel as well as geo-political instability, with Asia – particularly China and India – also now starting to feel the pinch of the international slump.

In yet another instance of increase in air fares effected by airlines worldwide in their frantic attempt to cope with record-high prices of aviation fuel, Northwest Airlines has decided to raise fares for some of its domestic round-trip tickets by up to $80. 

Delta Air Lines, based in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, has decided to charge passengers who redeem their miles for free flights a fee of at least $25.

Japan Airlines Corporation is planning to fly Asia’s first commercial jet flight powered by second-generation biofuel.

India's airline major, Jet Airways, has recorded losses for the March quarter 2008 on skyrocketing jet fuel prices.

While major airlines around the world are making loses, Southwest Airlines, the low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas, the United States, is preparing to reap  profits.

Northwest Airlines, a major airline based in the United States, will once again cut its capacity in the fourth quarter of 2008 and reduce its workforce in its efforts to cope with rising prices of aviation fuel.

Malaysia Airlines, the flag carrier of Malaysia, will increase fuel surcharge within the next two weeks as a part of its bid to cope with record-high costs of aviation fuel.

China Airlines and EVA Airways Corporation, the biggest airlines of Taiwan, will reduce their flights by 10% in their attempt to deal with prohibitive prices of aviation fuel.

Delta Air Lines, based Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, is considering suspending more flights in the face of rising fuel costs.

Airlines are set to raise domestic as well as international fares following the huge hike in the prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) announced by India’s state-run oil companies.

Like elsewhere in the world, airlines across the Asia-Pacific region are feeling the pinch of the phenomenal rise in prices of aviation fuel.

American Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of the AMR Corporation, the United States, has announced a drastic reduction in the number of flights in the face of record-high fuel prices.