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Platts worldwide jet fuel

Tonne $1,338.82

Liter $1.34

Gallon $4.04

Barrel $169.54

2026 Mar 06

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India air cargo

2026 Mar 08

India air cargo market exceeds 3.8m tonnes annually, forecast to reach 5.8m tonnes by 2029, with 35% of air cargo shipped domestically to major metros at Bengaluru BLR, Chennai MAA, Delhi DEL, Mumbai BOM; air cargo estimates: pharma 28%, engineered 23%, textiles 22%, perishibles 18%, other 9%.

Markets

Largest freight forwarder

2026 Mar 08

Largest forwarder in airfreight market for 2025, Kuehne+Nagel, with 2.2m mt; second largest freight forwarder DSV after take over of DB Schenker in 2025 achieving 2.0m mt; DHL reached 1.8m mt in 2025.

Markets

Travel venture funding 2025

2026 Mar 08

Most VC funding volume into AI autonomous ground transport; most VC funding deals into online travel startups; overall, 7 of top 10 AI related deals aimed at customer service automation, especially for OTAs now facing booking growth as well as higher percentage of marketing expenses and operating costs.

Frontiers

Miami MIA airport improvements

2026 Mar 06

Miami International Airport announced plans to expand Concourse D adding 17 new narrowbody gates, each with spacious boarding area, by 2030; Concourse K expansion opens 2029, Central Terminal moderization by 2031.

Markets

Aircraft orders 2026 Jan

2026 Mar 06

According to ADS Group, Airbus & Boeing: 156 aircraft orders +71% and 66 aircraft deliveries -8% YoY, in 2026 Jan.

Frontiers

Vienna VIE airport expansion

2026 Mar 06

Vienna airport expanding Terminal 3 with completion 2027, rather than adding 3rd runway, aimed at capacity for 52m pax annually, anticipating sufficiency for next 25-yrs; solar park produces around 50% of airport energy; rail connects airport with city center, as short-haul flights restricted by Austria govt; VIE considered Europe’s eastern gateway.

Markets

Magnified stress on cargo operations

2026 Mar 06

International Air Cargo Association advises prolonged ME crisis, affecting five major air cargo hubs in Gulf, impacting 25% to 30% of China-Europe cargo and about 80% of India-Europe cargo transisting ME; already limited now further reduced capacity causing increased demand driving up rates, re-routes affecting time-sensitive shipments.

Markets

Glossary highlight: Capacity and Demand

2026 Mar 06

Quantity of pax seats or cargo tonnes: Available = Capacity and Sold = Demand, measured: RPK revenue pax km = sold pax seats x flown km, ASK available pax km = available pax seats x flown km; CTK cargo tonnes km = sold tonnes x flown km, ACTK available tonnes km = available tonnes x flown km.