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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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Markets

IATA TACT updated

2026 Mar 06

IATA The Air Cargo Tariff publication www.iata.org updates with newest tariffs, carrier schedules and rules, country requirements and sanctions, supplemented with commodity HS codes.

Markets

Engine brief: Trent7000

2026 Mar 06

Trent7000 builder Rolls-Royce, build years 2015-Present TC 2018 EIS 2018; in-production turbofan, thrust SL 300-320 kN; applications operating A337 6 units, A338 7u, A339 173u; predecessor Trent700, competitor GE9X GEnx TrentWXB, successor UltraFan80 (planned); family Trent500 700 800 900 1000 7000 XWB; search AirLibrary website for characteristics, operators, values.

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.

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.

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

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

Boeing’s Aurora Flight Services X-65

2026 Mar 06

Aurora Flight Sciences completed fabrication of fuselage for new jet to operate without traditional mechanical control surfaces, instead with array of effectors projecting jets of air to control pitch roll yaw called ‘active flow control’ aka AFC; first flight planned uncrewed 2027; specs: wingspan 9.1 m, GW 3,175 kg, max speed 857 kmh Mach 0.7.

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.

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