IATA sees 2008 loss of $5.2 billion as weak economy offsets falling crude

The airline industry will lose $5.2 billion this year based on an average annual crude oil price of $113 per barrel ($140 for jet fuel), IATA DG and CEO Giovanni Bisignani said yesterday from Montreal. "The industry is in an extraordinary situation," Bisignani told reporters during a conference call...

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