(TWA), the eight largest U.S. carrier, on April 9, 2001. ... Aircraft fuel expense increased 37.2 percent due to the war with Iraq and domestic turmoil in oil producing countries. Maintenance, materials and repairs decreased by 15.2 percent due to a decrease in flights and retirement of aircraft. ... Southwest is a low cost carrier that utilizes this strategy. American should borrow these characteristics from surviving low cost carriers. ...

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