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Platts worldwide jet fuel

Tonne $1,464.77

Liter $1.46

Gallon $4.42

Barrel $185.48

2026 Apr 10

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Worldwide seat capacity

2026 Apr 12

Worldwide scheduled capacity week ending 2026 Apr 06: global 116.2m, international 47.7m, domestic 68.6m seats; month 2026 Apr expected 504m seats +1% YoY; top country pair: Spain-United Kingdom 5.1m seats +8.7%; fastest growing domestic markets 2026 Apr: China +4.1%, Australia +3.8%, India +3.4%.

Markets

Lufthansa 100 years

2026 Apr 12

Lufthansa Airlines LH DLH 100th anniversary 2026 Apr 06; originally Deutsche Luft Hansa in Berlin 1926 as flag carrier, dissolved 1945 re-formed 1953 as LuftAG then Deutsche Lufthansa 1954; now operating fleet of 266 aircraft serving 200+ destinations worldwide flying 13 models: A319 A320 A20N A321 A21N A333 A343 A346 A359 A380 B744 B748 B789.

Markets

Airbus deliveries 2026 Q1

2026 Apr 12

Airbus delivered 114 aircraft to 45 customers during 2026 Q1; cumulative all programs: 25,909 orders and 16,871 deliveries; active commercial aircraft: 12,005 single-aisle and 2,338 dual-aisle.

Markets

Europe airports fuel

2026 Apr 12

ACI Europe warns systemic jet fuel shortages in Europe starting within 3-wks, subject to early re-start of ME oil supply.

Frontiers

Airfreight shifts

2026 Apr 12

Ongoing disruption to key trade lanes accelerating shift in retail supply chains; major players moviing towards smaller flexible distribution networks capable of rapid response to sudden shocks, using regional sources with agile logistics, especially for cold supply chains.

Markets

A220 deliveries

2026 Apr 12

A220 deliveries reached 501 units 2026 Mar: Bombardier 37 + Airbus 464 units; total orders 959 composed of 108 -100 model and 859 -200 model; A220s now serving nearly 2k routes.

Markets

American Airlines network

2026 Apr 12

American AA using hub-and-spoke network centered on nine hubs: CLT DCA DFW JFK-LGA LAX MIA ORD PHL PHX, connectiong 350+ destinations in 60+ countries with fleet of 1,018 aircraft, flying 10 models: A319 A320 A321 A21N B38M B738 B772 B773 B788 B789 plus 580 aircraft composed of models CRJ7 CRJ9 E170 E175 flown as brand American Eagle by five CPA carriers: Envoy Air, Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways, SkyWest Airlines.

Frontiers

Elysian E9X re-design

2026 Apr 10

Elysian Aircraft E9X re-design enhanced distributed electric propulsion, integrating modular battery systems within wing structure; Elysian conducted test flight of scaled flight demonstrator; aircraft capability for 88 to 100 pax at range 750 km.

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