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Platts worldwide jet fuel

Tonne $709.29

Liter $0.71

Gallon $2.14

Barrel $89.82

2026 Jan 16

Industry performance, innovations, adjustments

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APAC Helicopter Market Report 2025

2026 Jan 18

Rotortrade rotortrade.com published APAC Helicopter Market Report 2025, complimentary.

Frontiers

Karaganda KGF airport expansion

2026 Jan 18

Kazakhstan’s KGF airport, located roughly equidistant between SHA and FRA, expansion inludes addition of several bonded warehouses and tarmac for handling capacity and logistics distribution of 100m tonnes of cargo per year, in Special Economic Zone.

Frontiers

Greenland airports modernization

2026 Jan 18

Greenland and Denmark modernizing three main Greenland airports: GOH Nuuk International, central airport complete 2024 Nov; JAV Illulissat International, north airport complete 2026 Q3, JJU Qaqortoq Regional, south airport complete 2027-2028; annual tourism grew +36% in 2023, anticipated double to 500k by 2030.

Forecasts

World passenger fleet forecast

2026 Jan 16

Based on 2.6% CAGR to 2045, current fleet of 30,800 aircraft grows to 51,900 aircraft; regions: AP +4.2%, AF LA ME +3.1% to +4.1%, NA +1.4%, EU +1.1%., with 47,900 new aircraft including 26,700 replacements and 21.200 additions.

Forecasts

Market Outlook 2026-2045

2026 Jan 16

IBA iba.aero published Market Outlook 2026-2045 for global commercial passenger fleet.

Forecasts

Boeing monthly rollout 2026

2026 Jan 16

Wiith only two B38M and seven B789 in legacy inventory, Melius Research bases Boeing average monthly rollout rate at 43 units for B737, eight B787, two B777 Classic, less than one B777X, 2.5 B767.

Markets

A350F B777F backlogs

2026 Jan 16

At end 2025, Airbus cites A350F backlog of 81 units with EIS 2027 H2 for 12 airlines + 1 lessor, Boeing cities B777F backlog of 68 units with EIS 2029 for six airlines + one unidentified.

Frontiers

Types of AI in airports

2026 Jan 16

According to SITA, three types of AI as travel tech useful in airports: Autonomous AI aka agentic, to operate independently such as for transferring bags; Generative AI, to create content by learning patterns for novel outputs esp for operational planning; Augumentative AI, to support human abilities by collaborating for faster more informed decisions such as for responses during customer service.

Airline Developments

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