One airline CEO says, "It is for us in our industry, a crisis. It really can't be called anything else."

The U.S. airline industry is ramping up cost-cutting efforts to deal with skyrocketing fuel prices. Nearly all the major U.S. carriers have announced major job cuts this year. But airline representatives say cutting jobs is not enough. They're asking lawmakers to do more to reduce fuel costs that now threaten the US airline industry. VOA's Mil Arcega has more.