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And yet a number of "First/Business Class Only" airlines have failed.

• zone411 9y ago
  But most of them failed because a jump in oil prices in 2006-2014. We're below these levels now.
  • Fomite 9y ago
    For the moment. I don't know that I'd want to build a business - and certainly not an aircraft production line - on the assumption that oil will remain this cheap.
    • zone411 9y ago
      What airlines often do if they are worried about this is to hedge through oil futures.