At least the price of oil is low. That has probably saved a lot of companies from bankruptcy. Who would have thought that it could go back down to 40$ when we were looking at 150$ just 6 months ago and everyone was in panic. Is this likely to last? Will it bring down airfares or make training cheaper again? I was seeing hourly rates for plane rental go up almost weekly last August at the place I was at. Is anyone aware of prices going back down? One thing that worries me is that, with a low oil price, people will forget about investing in replacement technologies and then when things do start to pick up the oil price will go though the roof again.