Airlines in Turmoil Fuel Costs Soar After Iran Conflict

• Alaska Air Group retracts its full-year profit forecast amid rising jet fuel costs.
• U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have disrupted global oil supplies, causing a surge in jet fuel prices.
• Airlines face squeezed margins due to increased fuel expenses and pre-sold tickets.
• Alaska Airlines explores alternative fuel sourcing strategies to mitigate costs.

Fake News Fuel Prices Soaring

Folks, let me tell you, this whole thing with Alaska Air and the fuel prices? It’s a disgrace. A total DISASTER. They had a great forecast, the best forecast, believe me. Everyone said so. But now? They are saying the margins are squeezed. Squeezed. Can you believe it? It's very unfair to the airlines. The media are not talking about the real thing - the war.

Blame Game The Real Story

Everybody is blaming everyone but let's be clear. It's the Iran situation, the fake news is not talking about the war. I know more about war than anyone, okay? More than the generals. They are losers. U.S.-Israeli strikes, they say. Well, they should've called me. I could've made a deal. A great deal. The best deal. Now, the Strait of Hormuz is a mess, and the airlines are paying the price. You should read Alibaba's AI Robot Brain Signals a Tech Tango that's what I should be doing now.

The Art of the Deal with Fuel

These airlines, they need to make better deals. They have to be smart. Very smart. Like me. Benito Minicucci says they are burning 100 million gallons a month. That's a lot of fuel. A tremendous amount of fuel. If they had me negotiating, believe me, those fuel prices would be MUCH lower. The lowest. Everyone would agree.

Tankering? Not a Solution

Tankering fuel from Singapore to Seattle? Sounds complicated. Very complicated. Too much. These people need to be more like me. Simple. Effective. Get the best fuel at the best price. It's not rocket science, folks. Although, I know a lot about rockets too. The best rockets.

West Coast Blues

The West Coast, they have problems. Limited refining capacity, they say. No pipelines. Sad. Very sad. They need someone like me to come in and fix things. Build pipelines. Get the refineries working. Make the West Coast great again. It can be done. It will be done. We are going to win so big, you are going to get tired of winning.

Winning Again

So, the airlines are struggling. It's a tough time. But don't worry. We're going to fix it. We're going to make the airlines great again. We're going to make America great again. Believe me. Everyone is saying it. We’re going to win so much, you may even get tired of winning. And you’ll say, “Please, please, it’s too much winning. We can’t take it anymore. Mr. President, it’s too much.” And I’ll say, “No, we have to keep winning. We have to win more.