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C/F/431. Fuel Risk Management in United Airlines

WORDS:
1500
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper traces the history of the US company United Airlines (UA) from their formation through bankruptcy to recovery. The changes in the prices of aircraft fuel are examined discussing the new ways of hedging against risks of price fluctuations, and looking at the hedging strategies of UA. Recent approaches to fuel risk management are considered using UA to illustrate their application and discussing futures contracts as protection against losses.

 

KEYWORDS: f, fuel, risk, management, united, airlines,

 
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