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Platts worldwide jet fuel

Tonne $1,454.31

Liter $1.45

Gallon $4.38

Barrel $184.16

2026 Apr 22

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Aviation Trends & Patterns

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Markets

Report: Flight Emissions Review

2026 Apr 22

Cirium www.cirium.com report: Flight Emissions Review, complimentary.

Markets

Fuel price impact

2026 Apr 22

According to IBA, airlines impacted by fuel volatility: North America least exposed due to domestic supply; Asia Pacific including Middle East most exposed with fuel prices rising 60%; Africa Europe fuel increases about 40% with Europe carriers benefiting from hedging; South America challenging mix of hedging and foreign exchange; most major carriers covered for about 80% of fuel need until 2027.

Frontiers

Boeing re-affirms EISs

2026 Apr 22

Boeing re-affrims expectation of B37M B3XM certification in 2026 and EIS for B37M B3xM B779 in 2027.

Frontiers

Wood passenger seats

2026 Apr 22

ZIM Aircraft Seating considering wood for fixed shell seating, as low weight and high strength material enabling modular seat, allowing faster maintenance, easier replacement of damaged parts, longer product life, and capable of more usable pax space.

Frontiers

International catering waste

2026 Apr 22

IFSA International Flight Services Association advises airlines, which cater 39m flights serving 1b+ meals annually, need updated biosecurity laws, such as regs for animal by-products mandating incineration of recyclable materials; also, more than 18% of global cabin waste consists of sealed food and beverages blocked from recovery and recycle.

Frontiers

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.

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.

Markets

Podcast: War, Jet Fuel and Airlines

2026 Apr 21

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

Airline Plans & Developments

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