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Platts worldwide jet fuel

Tonne $1,506.87

Liter $1.51

Gallon $4.54

Barrel $190.82

2026 Apr 16

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Airlines capacity

2026 Apr 16

Airlines capacity for 2026 May increasing +3% YoY, as some airlines reduce short-term capacity, overall, airlines waiting and watching fuel volatilty due to ME crisis, remembering premature adjustment to lower capacities soon after last fuel spike due to RU-UR war.

Markets

Busiest cargo airports 2025

2026 Apr 16

According to ACI based on cargo tonnes YoY: HKG 5.1m +2.7%, PVG 4.1m +8.6%, ANC 3.9m +4.2%, SDF 3.4m +13.5%, MIA 3.1m +13.6%, MEM 3.0m -20.9%, ICN 3.0m +0.3%, DOH 2.6m -0.1m, TPE 2.5m +10.1%, CAN 2.4m +2.4%; global volume 128.9m +2.9%; top ten airports handle about 26% of global air cargo traffic.

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Preighter flights re-activated

2026 Apr 16

Due to ME crisis, airlines deploying preighters, passenger aircraft carrying cargo not pax, to DXB and other affected destinations. Airport operator Fraport reports 50 preighter flights since re-start of ME flights.

Frontiers

Inflight consumption tracking

2026 Apr 16

Airbus and Virgin Atlantic tracking food and beverage consumption to better manage inflight catering practices; during 2024-2025, IATA reports 3.6m tonnes of cabin and catering waste.

Markets

Webinar: Refining Under Strain

2026 Apr 16

Argus Media argusmedia.com webinar: Refining Under Strain: Supply Disruptions & Rising Oil Market Risk, 2026 May 21 Thu UT 1300.

Markets

Air routes discontinued 2025

2026 Apr 16

According to IATA, airlines operated 6,500 routes in 2024 discontinued in 2025; routes capacity less than 20k seats accounted for 42% of total global network and 92% of discontinued routes compromising: short-haul 53%, medium-haul 40%, long-haul 7%.

Frontiers

Kazakhstan aviation

2026 Apr 16

Kazakhstan govt reduced fuel cost for domestic airlines to about $800/tonne, announced plans to build four new airports, add two new runways, modernize aviation infrastructure in five cities, and expand international routes network to 135 destinations in 30 countries.

Markets

Nigeria airlines fuel issue

2026 Apr 16

Airline Operators of Nigeria warns about possible suspension of flights within days by Nigeria airlines due to jet fuel price surge of over 300%, outpacing global crude oil price movements.

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