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Title: These guys must've hijacked a fuel truck or something
Post by: Wolfala on December 17, 2008, 11:55:40 AM
Million Air - at a major airport in New York, is selling 100LL for less then most places sell Diesel? $2.69/gal

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KALB

Title: Re: These guys must've hijacked a fuel truck or something
Post by: Denholm on December 17, 2008, 11:58:05 AM
WOW! :O

Now if this were the case with other airports I'd be rather curious as to why airline carriers aren't lowering their fares.
Title: Re: These guys must've hijacked a fuel truck or something
Post by: Spikes on December 17, 2008, 12:00:47 PM
Haha. ALB is about an hour and 45 minutes east of where I live. Saw that Million Air place when I flew down to Daytona.
Title: Re: These guys must've hijacked a fuel truck or something
Post by: Rino on December 17, 2008, 12:49:34 PM
     Maybe they are trying to use 100LL as a loss leader to attract piston aircraft.
Millionair is a large chain.
Title: Re: These guys must've hijacked a fuel truck or something
Post by: Wolfala on December 17, 2008, 02:05:10 PM
Doubt that - good friend of mine who runs Atlantic over at Bridgeport says they charge the $6.00 per gallon for JET A b/c they'll pay it and not care. Its all a justified tax writeoff.

100LL isn't a loss leader - no one makes money on the stuff these days. A jet taking 1500 gallons won't care if its $5 or $6. A piston guy is more sensative to those prices. All the profit is rolled up in servicing hair dryers.
Title: Re: These guys must've hijacked a fuel truck or something
Post by: Hawker25 on December 17, 2008, 02:20:01 PM
100LL is finally starting to come down now that all that was made when oil was $130 a barrel plus is being used up.  Will see more and more of these prices soon. I bought it for $2.88 full serve the other day and was ever so happy to not have to climb up on the stupid ladder to fuel the cessna in the freezing cold and wind.  I remember over the summer at one airport we were paying $8 a gallon off the truck.
Title: Re: These guys must've hijacked a fuel truck or something
Post by: Denholm on December 17, 2008, 02:44:20 PM
Well, I suppose now you'll start enjoying more inexpensive joy-rides?
Title: Re: These guys must've hijacked a fuel truck or something
Post by: Maverick on December 17, 2008, 03:49:36 PM
It's probably only the first 5 gallons at that price, just to get you hooked. Then they got you.  :O