high-gas-prices-hurt-consumer-spending.jpgFuel being what is is, the aviation industry is moving from cutting frills to charging fees to grounding planes. 

American is charging $15 for a your first checked bag. Delta is charging $25 for a phone reservation. U.S. Airways has eliminated snacks. Today, United Airlines announced it is grounding 100 of its planes.  

United said current fuel prices created a 'challenge' of more than $3 billion, and said the measures would offset that challenge by 2009, assuming the industry as a whole takes similar actions. 

Bloomberg's Michael Janofsky wonders if weight scales will be next? 

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