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Remember the days when airlines used to hedge their exposure to fuel prices...???
by cjbenedikt 6mo ago
Remember the days when airlines used to hedge their exposure to fuel prices...???
- dnemmers 6mo agoIt looks like quite a few international airlines (most?) hedge their exposure, and some have even been increasing lately: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/how-airlines-have-hedged-against-fuel-price-increases-2026-03-12/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/how-airlines-have-he...
- michael1999 6mo agoYou can't really hedge a true shortage. You'll get some money, but you can't pump money into a fuel tank.
- davedx 6mo agoEuro airlines hedge quite a bit actually - Ryanair is one of the most hedged airlines around. US airlines do it a lot less these days; Delta has their own refinery instead. Hedging won't make more jet fuel appear though