Even as the price of oil hits $60 per barrel, U.S. airlines are ap-proaching the end of the second quarter-and the financial reports that will follow in a few weeks-with a few positive revenue trends. Domestic yields turned up in May. According to Air Transport Assn. (ATA) tabulations of data from eight large network airlines, fares for travel within the U.S. brought in 11.60 cents per passenger mile during the month, one one-hundredth of a cent more than in May 2004. Meager as this increase is, it is the first year-over-year growth since March 2004. Decreases after that reached double-digit percentages last fall before tapering off during the winter and early spring.
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