The airline industry closely monitors the midlatitude jet stream for short-term planning of flight paths and arrival times. In addition to passenger safety and on-time metrics, this is due to the acute sensitivity of airline profits to fuel cost. US carriers spent US$47 billion on jet fuel in 2011, compared with a total industry operating revenue of US$192 billion.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/coupling-between-air-travel-and-climate
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kristopher-b-karnauskas
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jeffrey-p-donnelly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/hannah-c-barkley-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-transport
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
