Brian Pearce
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"Brian Leonard Pearce" was a United Kingdom/British Marxism/Marxist politician, historian, and translator.

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This past year has seen the sharp rise in fuel prices more than offset the efficiency gains and a strong revenue environment.

Companies have made tremendous gains in efficiency in response to the challenge of the oil bill. In 2006 the revenue growth will slow, but we think airline costs will not be rising as fast as revenue.

There is now a case for qualified optimism about the industry's financial performance.

Excluding the rise in the fuel bill, the industry has actually achieved a 'normal' cyclical recovery in profitability.

Returns to airlines are slowly improving but are far from allowing long-term financial sustainability.

Shareholders have been losing value.