Corporate report: Fuel costs clip Southwest Airlines

heraldtribune.com     Apr 12, 2008            

Southwest Airlines Co. says its 2008 fuel bill will rise more than $500 million -- nearly equal to its entire profit last year. In a regulatory filing, Southwest comments echoed recent similar forecasts of higher fuel costs from American Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. and underscored the... [read full story]                    

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Southwest expects fuel bill to soar in 2008

dallasnews.com     Apr 11, 2008          

11:10 PM CDT on Thursday, April 10, 2008 By TERRY MAXON / The Dallas Morning News Southwest Airlines Co. warned investors Thursday that it expects its jet fuel bill to soar more than $500 million in 2008. The Dallas-based carrier spent $2.54 billion on jet fuel in 2007,...                    

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Southwest expects fuel bill to soar in 2008

tmcnet.com     Apr 11, 2008          

Southwest expects fuel bill to soar in 2008 ... (Dallas Morning News, The (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Apr. 11--Southwest Airlines Co. warned investors Thursday that it expects its jet fuel bill to soar more than $500 million in 2008. The Dallas-based carrier spent...                    

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Southwest says fuel bill will jump 20 percent, to $3 billion

chron.com     Apr 11, 2008          

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. says its fuel bill will rise more than $500 million — nearly the amount of its profit for all of last year. Southwest has remained the most consistently profitable U.S. airline by insulating itself from higher fuel prices through hedging transactions that meant it...                    

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Not peanuts: Southwest predicts $500 mln fuel hike

chron.com     Apr 11, 2008          

Southwest Airlines Co. says its fuel bill will rise more than $500 million — nearly the amount of its profit for all of last year. ... Dallas-based Southwest spent $2.54 billion on fuel last year, so the forecast of a $500 million increase would push the airline's 2008...                    

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Southwest Says Fuel Bill to Jump (AP)

yahoo.com     Apr 11, 2008          

Southwest Airlines Co. says its 2008 fuel bill will rise more than $500 million -- nearly equal to its entire profit last year. ... Friday April 11, 2:41 pm ET Southwest Says Fuel Bill Will Jump 20 Percent, to $3 Billion DALLAS (AP) -- In a regulatory filing Thursday,...                    

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Southwest Says Fuel Bill to Jump

ibtimes.com     Apr 11, 2008          

Southwest Airlines Co. says its 2008 fuel bill will rise more than $500 million _ nearly equal to its entire profit last year. In a regulatory filing Thursday, Southwest comments echoed recent similar forecasts of higher fuel costs from American Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. and...                    

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Southwest's fuel bill takes off (at CNNMoney.com)

yahoo.com     Apr 11, 2008          

Airline says its will pay 20% more for fuel in 2008. In a regulatory filing Thursday, Southwest comments echoed recent similar forecasts of higher fuel costs from American Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. and underscored the industry's vulnerability to rising oil...                    

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Southwest's fuel bill takes off

cnn.com     Apr 11, 2008          

Read full story for latest details. ... Airline says its will pay 20% more for fuel in 2008. In a regulatory filing Thursday, Southwest comments echoed recent similar forecasts of higher fuel costs from American Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. and underscored the...                    

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Southwest faces $3 billion fuel bill

msn.com     Apr 11, 2008          

Southwest Airlines Co. says its 2008 fuel bill will rise more than $500 million — nearly equal to its entire profit last year. ... Dallas-based airline says 20 percent increase nearly equals 2007 profit DALLAS - In a regulatory filing Thursday, Southwest comments echoed...                    

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Southwest bucks history, joins in fare increase

chron.com     Apr 12, 2008          

Southwest Airlines Co., the biggest low-fare carrier, raised round-trip fares by as much as $12, following a larger rival for the first time in boosting prices after jet-fuel reached a record this week. ... "It is all about the fuel," Marilee McInnis, a Southwest...                    

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