| ▲ | cjbenedikt 2 days ago | |
Remember the days when airlines used to hedge their exposure to fuel prices...??? | ||
| ▲ | michael1999 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
You can't really hedge a true shortage. You'll get some money, but you can't pump money into a fuel tank. | ||
| ▲ | davedx 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Euro 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 | ||
| ▲ | dnemmers 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
It 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-he... | ||