Underskudd på $140 millioner for Southwest. Men det skal sies at her er det drivstoff hegdging som ødelegger. Når oljeprisen faller, blir drivstoffkontraktene deres mindre verdt, og de må regnskapsføre dette som tap. Rent operasjonelt går det svært bedre og uten dette hadde de hatt et overskudd på $122 milioner
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Southw...41335.html?x=0
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While its airline business did well during the peak travel season, Southwest posted a $140 million third-quarter loss because its fuel-hedging bets turned sour when oil prices fell this summer. It was Southwest's first loss in two years -- the last one was also due to hedging.
Without the hedging markdown and one-time expenses, Southwest would have earned $122 million, or 15 cents per share -- a penny better than analysts expected
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For bransjen er det også positivt at det virker som selskapene klare både å øke prisene og fylle flyene