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Liter $1.25

Gallon $3.75

Barrel $157.72

2026 May 14

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Frontiers

Magnicharters files for Bankruptcy protection

2026 May 15

Magnicharters UJ GMT, Mexico air carrier 1993-2026, filed for bankruptcy protection on 2026 May 08; UJ Fleet none.

Frontiers

Austin airport improvements

2026 May 15

Austin International Airport AUS planned improvements: new concourses with 32-gates, revamped Arrivals and Departures hall, new parking garage, currently serving 22m pax in 2026, expansion to scale capacity to 35m pax.

Frontiers

OTA collaborates with IATA to lauch digital ID

2026 May 15

Global OTA Trip.com collaborating with IATA to launch early implementation of digital identification as initiative to use personal data stored in Apple and Google wallets to auto-fill booking forms.

Forecasts

Aircraft retirement rate rise

2026 May 15

BNP Paribas reports older aircraft retirement pace subject to doubling from 2% to 4%, as airlines adjust to airframers production increases, accelerating new aircraft deliveries, while airlines return parked aircraft to service, after resolving engine issues and upgrading engine durability, for higher utilization at lower load factors.

Markets

Webinar: Aviation’s resilience

2026 May 15

Ishka Global ishkaglobal.com webinar: Aviation’s Reliience Tested Again + Q&A, 2026 Jun 09 Tue UT 0700-0750, complimentary.

Frontiers

Inflight 3D map platform

2026 May 15

EVA Air slected Panasonic Avionics inflight map platform Arc, providing seatback high-res 3D visuals with smooth pax interaction offering 15+ viewing angles including follow-along, window and cockit perspective, overhead view, supplemented by real-time flight data, destination street level maps, children explorer mode.

Frontiers

Online travel AI startups

2026 May 15

AI deal volume primarily driven by Online Travel startups, such as Decagon, positioned as AI concierge assisting enterprises deal with customer requests by using native GenAI large language conversational AI agents to carry conversations across customer interactions, rather than as transactional support tool, in effect, competing on memory not inventory.

Frontiers

Space-based aircraft tracking

2026 May 14

Iridium Communications to buy 100% of Aireon, space-based aircraft tracking system using Iridium satellites for global coverage; Iridium currently holds 39% stake in Aireon.

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