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December 22 (Bloomberg) – American Airlines, Delta Air Lines Inc. and other large American carriers can be prepared to increase rates with fuel surcharges as crude oil moves closer to $ 100 per barrel.

“Every dollar that raises fuel erodes their earnings,” said Jim Corridore, a standard & Poor New York equity analyst. “Is not good news to see fuel prices back up.” “Once we begin to get closer to the $100 barrel, will begin to see fuel surcharges again.”Crude oil was established at a maximum of 52 weeks yesterday $89.82 on New York Mercantile Exchange, emphasizing the pressure on an industry whose two larger costs are fuel and labor. The price will be higher than $100 for second semester, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 2011 forecast in a report that this month.Airlines ground hundreds of aircraft, routes of rejected and cut thousands of jobs in 2008 as oil rose to more than $145 that a fuel barrel and Jet rose to a record $4.36 a gallon. Running-up extended losses in most carriers began in late 2007 and lasted until earlier this year.Delta spent 5,67 millions of dollars in fuel until September 30, or 26 percent of their total costs while United States AMR Corp. paid $ 4.74 million, or 29 percent. “United Continental Holdings Inc. could not obtain a fuel surcharge to maintain this month”.in 100 dollars more oil in 2011, have the price fees or surcharges or both, “Kevin Crissey, an analyst at UBS Securities LLC in New York, said in an interview.”"Airlines are supposed to have several years of profitability to amend their balance sheets from the last recession and oil are eating in the”.Agregar SurchargesAirlines adopt surcharges for costs such as fuel by the addition of a specific amount in their existing fee structures. Companies have said step can be easier to adjust prices in their computer for immediate delivery in New York Harbor systems.Jet fuel million closed yesterday at $2.54 a gallon, more since 2008. The price has jumped 28 percent from the previous year. The previous 12 months saw a 42 percent increase, preceded by a break of 48 percent at the end of 2008 as recession demand.Volatility devastated in fuel prices is “challenge of not.” “1 the industry,”said the Director General Gary Kelly of Southwest Airlines Co.”.”The only thing you have to do is look back over the last decade to see what kind of damage cause in our industry, “said in a speech on December 15.” “Is the biggest threat to aviation”.Crudo and sustained FaresEvery annual $ 5 in the crude oil price increase requires advance roundtrip fares around $7 to compensate for the cost of domestic operations, Jamie Baker, an analyst at JPMorgan Chase & co., said in a report on 15 December. Only two 10 x tariff industrywide in 2010, according to FareCompare.com.United Continental, the world’s largest airline travel Web site was the first airline United States to try a fuel surcharge by 2010, raise one way fares $10 December 6 of oil approached $89 a barrel. Retired in most markets, once Southwest, the largest discounter, refused a Chicago-based company’s reduced ability of match.Seating during recession helped stage of some of the cheaper tickets, airlines so fees average having up to as linear increases failed. «U.S. consumer price index passages rose at least 10 per cent per month from April to July, Office of statistical work that increase the .Oil can test durability of recovery of airlines agree with Dan McKenzie, an analyst based in Chicago with values of Hudson 2010.»Amount Modesto ‘ “industry has the means to compensate for a modest amount of volatility in the price of fuel,” said McKenzie. “Where the income estimates are vulnerable and where populations are vulnerable is when fuel prices are from $95 to 100″.Unida, based in Atlanta, Delta and Southwest, headquartered in Dallas, all should return to benefit, are based on Analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Fort Worth, Texas-based AMR is the single carrier between the four largest United States still expected to lose money in 2010, according to index Airlines United States Bloomberg estimates.The increased 24 percent this year through yesterday, almost twice the gain of 13 per cent for the standard & Poor Index.While of 500 most airlines has planned again add some domestic flying in 2011, as the economy strengthens, oil at $100, a barrel or more may also force them to reconsider, said Bob McAdoo, an analyst based in Nashville, Tennessee Avondale Partners LLC. “When you get $100 to $110, people will begin to look at what to do to squeeze capacity down,” he said.

-With the help of Mark Shenk in New York and Margot Habiby in Dallas. Editors: Ed Dufner, John Lear

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