operating costs
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Jet fuel is the industry’s No. 2 expense after labor, accounting for about 25% to 30% of total airline operating costs, according to the International Air Transport Association.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
In Bangkok, Nikorn Sai-inthara, a 60-year-old selling vegetables from a street cart, estimated his operating costs had risen by 30 percent.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Money paid in charges and fines goes towards the CAZ operating costs and covering some Government charges, while any surplus has to be spent on transport or environmental schemes.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Companies, particularly in the tech sectors, have fled the state since then, blaming the state’s high operating costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
With the $250,000 in operating costs that Sproul had managed to pry from the Berkeley regents, that essentially provided everything Lawrence had requested.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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