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Airlines Are Sharpening Their Focus on Fuel Efficiency
SOURCE: TRAVEL WEEKLY, 8/16

For years, airline consultant Chris Russo has tried to win clients with a pitch about untapped ways to more effectively manage fuel. It has mostly fallen on deaf ears.

But since the U.S.-Iran war began ratcheting up oil price volatility, more airlines have returned calls, said Russo, the associate director of North American energy and commodities for Boston-based Publicis Sapient.

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