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• Stephanie Hughes, Thomas Seal
Air Canada lowered its full-year earnings outlook as surging jet fuel prices, driven by the Iran war, pressure the carrier’s cost base. The revision highlights the immediate financial exposure of airlines to geopolitical shocks and fuel-market volatility.
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