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Old 27th Jun 2014, 10:29
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nigel osborne
 
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Flybar,

Surely the fact that they have a fleet made up of many gas guzzling older planes (733s and 757s) may take its toll now that oil prices are on the rise again and increased general maintenance ?

Even their 738s are pretty old.

Suppose depends on whether they hedged their fuel and if so what at.

Current Brent Crude has risen from below $100 a barrell few months back to $114 a barrell today, with a market forecast of possibly up to $121 by end of year.

Jet 2 remind me slightly of BMI Baby, whos fleet of older 733s and their inability of being able to buy new generation planes probably paid a big part in their demise.


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