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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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Boeing’s WISK eVTOL

2026 Apr 21

Boeing’s WISK four-pax autonomous eVTOL as fully electric fly-by-wire composite aircraft, using advance capabilities for future; new technology likely to migrate to next new airplane.

Markets

Podcast: War, Jet Fuel and Airlines

2026 Apr 21

Aviation Week aviationweek.com podcast: War, Jet Fuel and Airlines, complimentary.

Frontiers

PW GTF Advantage engine

2026 Apr 21

Ahead of GTF Advantage rollout, Pratt & Whitney introducing retrofit for existing GTF engine fleet as Hot Section Plus upgrade, providing “almost 95% of durability benefits” of GTF Advantage; upgrade package scheduled MRO introduction later in 2026.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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