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Platts worldwide jet fuel

Tonne $1,384.65

Liter $1.38

Gallon $4.17

Barrel $175.34

2026 Apr 21

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Markets

Airline ramifications

2026 Apr 20

Implications of current jet fuel market volatility: airline flight reductions, ticket price increases, capital spending restrictions, likely storage of excess aircraft.

Forecasts

Jet fuel per S&P

2026 Apr 20

S&P Global Energy director advises 8m bbls of jet fuel used daily versus 90-100m bbls of crude oil, making jet fuel less prioritized part of overall oil shipments; since start of ME crisis, 16% loss in jet fuel production and 46% reduction in tradeable jet fuel; jet fuel super impacted as normal oil flow re-starting even now means several months before build back of regular inventory.

Frontiers

Boeing’s Variant eVTOL project

2026 Apr 20

Boeing’s Variant eVTOL program to develop new operating procedures and automated services at vertiports, aimed to ensure air and ground systems tested and integrated into air traffic management.

Frontiers

Munich Airport Terminal 1 expension

2026 Apr 20

Munich Airport MUC opened new pier in Terminal 1 enabling 6m additional pax annually, equipped for 12 narrowbody or six widebody aircraft.

Markets

Aircraft movements 2025

2026 Apr 20

According to ACI, worldwide aircraft movements in 2025 for top ten airports YoY: Chicago ORD 860k +10.8%, Atlanta ATL 808k +1.4%, Dallas DFW 743k +0.0%, Denver DEN 701k +1.7%, Las Vegas LAS 586k -4.6%, Los Angeles LAX 581k -0.1%, Charlotte CLT 574k -3.8%, Shanghai PVG 557k +5.5%, Guangzhoi CAN 551k +7.5%, Istanbul IST 549k +6.2k.

Markets

Latin America Caribbean traffic 2026 Feb

2026 Apr 20

According to IATA, total LAC pax traffic during 2026 Feb 39.4m +6.6% YoY with flights +3.4%; capacity ASK +5.8%, demand RPK +8.8%, occupancy PLF 85.3%; domestic travel 52.8%, international 47.2% of which 73% outside of LAC; Brazil main driver of growth at 39% of pax increase in region.

Frontiers

Amazon Leo gigabit speed antenna

2026 Apr 20

Amazon Leo introduced new satellite Ultra antenna capable of speeds 1-Gbps download and 400-Mbps upload for entire aircraft.

Frontiers

Autoflight first 2-tonne eVTOL flight

2026 Apr 20

Autoflight’s CarryAll autonomous eVTOL completed first 2-tonnes transport between Anshun AVA and Guiyang KWE at 120 km in 37 mins; payload fresh tea for same-day transfer from grower fields overflying mountain highways to connecting train delivery in Shanghai.