leslie patton making it down for us. let's stay on the earnings theme because southwest says it is looking forward to a profitable fourth quarter. the carrier posted strong third-quarter results despite some of the results and staffing issues. it is expected to bleed into next year. for some analysis, we are joined by george ferguson, md senior aerospace analyst. let's stay on this theme. with the mcdonald's side, labor costs talked about the challenges that any company is dealing with right now. in the case of a southwest, they are always trying to as much of a lid on costs as possible it can pass on to the customer. what stood out to you in the quarterly results. >> thank you for having me on. at an airline, you are always looking at the largest cost being fuel, or one of the largest costs. it can compete with each other, and it is the highest cost in your income statement. fuel prices were up, compared to last year. southwest has a very large hedge, which has helped them reduce the price of fuel that they pay, and the