operating costs
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Nearly a year later, 95% continued to report financial stress, researchers found, with 52% of participants saying revenue no longer consistently covers operating costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
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
"Older rent-stabilized buildings are already struggling under rising operating costs, yet the Board chose to disregard those realities," said James Whelan, president of the Real Estate Board of New York.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Only a month earlier, Lawrence had given him preliminary estimates of $750,000 for construction and another $250,000 for operating costs over a ten-year period.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
