Airlines to save big money on fuel as new weight-loss pills gain popularity, Wall Street says

Wall Street is finding an unexpected beneficiary of America's weight-loss boom: airlines.With the first GLP-1 weight-loss drug now available in pill form, analysts at Jefferies say broad adoption across society could quietly lower fuel bills — airlines' single largest cost — and lift earnings for the carriers. "A slimmer society = lower fuel consumption. Airlines have a history of being vigilant around aircraft weight savings, from olives (pitless, of course) to paper stock," the Wall Street firm said in a ...