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Airlines Forced to Front Cash for Fuel

Can't afford to pay in advance for fuel

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted May 26, 2008 9:32 AM CDT

(Newser) – Cash-strapped airlines are now being pressured to pay millions of dollars in advance for aviation fuel, reports the Times of London. Mandatory prepayment for fuel has become common in the US and is now moving to Europe as crude oil prices continue to rise and...   Read full story »

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