Airlines at risk of losing profitA commercial plane takes off after sunset from Geneva Airport on September 29, 2018 in Geneva. George Dimitroff, head of valuations at Cirium, said airlines stop making profit when jet fuel prices hit $76 a barrel and incur losses when rates exceed that. Dimitroff warned that 2026 may be the first year in the post-pandemic period that airlines have to be cautious about demand and reconsider fleet expansion. The biggest losers in the crisis, Dimitroff said, are airlines running with older-generation aircraft, particularly for long-range flights. Based on data from Cirium, one in 10 passengers from the US travel to Asia-Pacific destinations like the Philippines on one-stop flights via the Middle East.
