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Platts worldwide jet fuel

Tonne $1,720.14

Liter $1.72

Gallon $5.19

Barrel $217.83

2026 Apr 03

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Southwest Airlines change

2026 Apr 03

Southwest Airlines WN built brand loyalty into one of world’s most consistently admired and thriving airlines by focusing on long term amenities instead of short term ancillaries; Southwest policies changed in 2025 to reduce brand amenities in favor of implementing competitive ancillaries.

Markets

Airport brief: Kisangani FKI

2026 Apr 03

Kisangani Bangoka International Airport FKI FZIC; ICAO locator AFI region FZ, Africa country Congo Kinshasa CD COD; owner Govt Congo, operator RVA Air Transport Authority of Congo; traffic ANSP RVA; services dom intl pax cgo; longest runway 13/31 L 3500 W 45 H 432 m; time UT +0200 CAT; website none.

Markets

Embraer deliveries 2026 Q1

2026 Apr 03

Embraer delivered 10 commercial jets during 2026 Q1, comprising E175 6 units, E290 1u, E295 3u; guidance calls for 80 to 85 commercial jet deliveries during 2026.

Frontiers

Nashville BNA airport improvements

2026 Apr 03

Nashville International Airport improving Central Core terminal to enable 40m pax by 2036, including additional escalators, upgraded elevators, larger entrance area, starting 2026 Jun finishing 2027 Dec.

Markets

AMT shortage

2026 Apr 03

Aviation Maintenance Technicians projected shortfall of about 60k by 2029 at 20% below need; MROs enhancing AMT propositions and partnering with training institutions to attract more technicians; additional mitigations to raise productivity, reducing shortfall, by improving fundamental operations, implementing digital solutions, offering skill building.

Webinar: Fueling the Future in Africa

2026 Apr 03

IATA iata.org webinar: Fueling the Future - Enhancing Airline Fuel Efficiency in Africa, complimentary.

Frontiers

Wake-vortex warning system

2026 Apr 02

Aerospace research centre DLR, developing wake-vortex warning and avoidance system, tested live commercial traffic with aim to generate sufficiently accurate vortex predictions for in-trail aircraft based on meteorological data from various sources.

Markets

Global airport capacity shiifts

2026 Apr 02

According to research from Aevean, based on tonnes outbound capacity for week 2026 Mar 24-30 20 YoY: 1st Doha DOH -37k -77%, 2nd Dubai DXB -24k -57%, 3rd Dubai DWC -14k -59%, 4th Bahrain BAH -12k -99%, 5th Kuwait KWI -7k -100%, 6th MCT +6k +239%, 7th Istanbul IST +5k +15%.

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2026 Apr 01

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A320neo

2026 Apr 01

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A320neo

2026 Apr 01

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Malta MedAir

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Nouvelair Tunisie

Tunisia

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2026 Mar 31

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