Article: Midwest sharply cuts fleet; A dozen MD-80 jets being phased out; flight cuts, layoffs likely next

Article: FUEL COSTS FORCED CUTS, MIDWEST SAYS AIRLINE OFFICIALS SAY THEY MUST TRIM STAFF AND CUT THE FLIGHT SCHEDULE TO SURVIVE.(BUSINESS)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  April 22, 2008 ;     568 words ......Associated Press MILWAUKEE -- Midwest Air Group Inc. has to...company, which operates Midwest Airlines and Midwest Connect, announced last...equal to 3.5 percent of Midwest's work force, will come...now to cut even deeper. Midwest also is reducing flights to lessen fuel costs. ...

Article: Flooding, fuel costs dilute profit; Railway slashes full-year forecast after earnings decline by 40% in 'challenging' quarter.(Business)(Financial report)
The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario);  July 23, 2008 ;     447 words ......hit by surging fuel costs, flooding in the U.S. Midwest and a slackening...economic softness and Midwest flooding, chief...operational fluidity. Fuel costs were the railway...Railway, citing high fuel costs, flooding in the U.S. Midwest and the slowing...

Article: Fuel costs this winter.(ENERGY)(Brief Article)
The Kiplinger Letter;  October 1, 2004 ;     97 words ...Fuel costs will soar as oil hovers near $50 a barrel this winter. Heating oil will...selling for about $2.10/gal. from Dec. 2004-Feb. 2005. In the Northeast and Midwest, tack on around 40o if there is a colder-than-normal winter. Expect natural...

Article: Cities feel squeeze from fuel costs; They are raising bus fares and finding ways to cut costs
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  August 26, 2005 ;     473 words ......with unexpected millions of dollars in fuel costs, Wisconsin cities are feeling the squeeze...two years. Several cities pushed higher fuel costs onto users of public transportation...increased other ticket prices to cover fuel costs estimated to run $420,000 over budget...

Article: ANA, JAL GRAPPLE WITH RECORD-HIGH FUEL COSTS.
AsiaPulse News;  June 22, 2005 ;     280 words ...TOKYO, June 22 Asia Pulse - Rising fuel costs are becoming increasingly burdensome...to cut expenses and hike fares. With fuel costs accounting for 10-15 per cent of operating...more than US$70 per barrel. ANA sees its fuel costs at around 177 billion yen (US$1.6 billion...

Article: Fuel costs to wipe dairy payout
The Nelson Mail;  April 25, 2006 ;     297 words ...Rising fuel costs are likely to wipe out any benefits...out by the 50 percent plus increase in fuel costs for her business. "And that's just the...farm costs. There are all the other fuel costs we have to factor in.'' The increase...

Article: Drought, rising fuel costs take toll on farmers.
Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC);  October 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ......to no rainfall reducing crop yields and high fuel costs greeting farmers as harvest season begins. Calhoun...projected average to below-average yields and high fuel costs. Olson farms about 400 acres of peanuts, 600...Tammy dumped rain in the region this past week. Fuel costs In ...

Article: Oceanside, Calif., faces a $150,000 increase in fuel costs.
North County Times (Escondido, CA);  November 12, 2004 ;     452 words ......Nov. 12--OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Rising fuel costs have taken a big bite out of Oceanside...fiscal year, according to city officials. Fuel costs this fiscal year, which began July 1...budget of about $90 million, so the higher fuel costs are not dire. But $150,000 is still a...

Article: High Fuel Costs Impacting United - Analyst Blog
Zacks Investment Research - Analyst Blog;  April 24, 2008 ;     245 words ...High Fuel Costs Impacting United - Analyst Blog We are maintaining our Hold on UAL...41 per share and our $2.75 loss per share, mainly due to higher fuel costs. Fuel costs rose by $534 million, or 51%, year over year as oil prices reached...

Article: Fuel Costs Hit Airlines Earnings
AP Online;  April 19, 2000 ;     700+ words ...The Associated Press AP Online 04-19-2000 Fuel Costs Hit Airlines Earnings Higher fuel costs dragged down earnings at major air carriers...profits in the first quarter despite a jump in fuel costs. The 10 percent jump in passenger revenue...

Article: Peco Initiates Three Prong Strategy For Dealing with Fuel Costs
Wireless News;  July 17, 2008 ;     475 words ......Three Prong Strategy For Dealing with Fuel Costs WIRELESS NEWS-July 17, 2008-Peco Initiates Three Prong Strategy For Dealing with Fuel Costs (C)2008 10Meters - http:// www.10meters...three-prong strategy to deal with spiraling fuel costs. Through June, the utility said its ...

Article: Fuel costs boost price of paradise
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  June 26, 2006 ;     638 words ...face=+Bold; Rising fuel costs are also boosting rates on many goods...tours to soft drinks because of rising fuel costs. face=+Bold; WHAT'S HAPPENINGface...have become even more costly due to fuel costs. At Sunshine Helicopters on Maui...

Article: Rising fuel costs force Florida Power & Light to raise rates.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);  September 10, 2005 ;     612 words ......Joseph Mann Sep. 10--Thanks to rising fuel costs, bills for Florida Power & Light...percent. These increases cover projected fuel costs for 2006 plus $770 million in higher...regulators to recover $6.2 billion in fuel costs via a surcharge in 2006, or over $2 billion...

Article: Fuel costs rubbing salt in fishermen's wounds ; Maine captains, already dealing with new fishery limits, now must further cut back to conserve fuel.
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  September 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Portland Press Herald (Maine) 09-08-2005 Fuel costs rubbing salt in fishermen's wounds...have to be more conservative." Rising fuel costs in the wake of Hurricane Katrina are...three weeks. For groundfish trawlers, fuel costs have become the largest expense, accounting...