Monthly fuel spending by US airlines again exceeded $6 billion in May, up 84% from a year earlier.0

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• July 8, 2026

U.S. airlines spent $6.66 billion on jet fuel in May, the second straight month that fuel costs topped $6 billion, according to government data released Tuesday. The May figure was 84% ​​higher than the previous year. Airlines spent $6.47 billion on fuel in April, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics said. The higher year-over-year spending has