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Platts worldwide jet fuel

Tonne $751.77

Liter $0.75

Gallon $2.27

Barrel $95.20

2026 Feb 11

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Airport terminal operations innovations

2026 Feb 11

Airport terminal operations biggest innovation focus in 2025, such as LIDAR crowd-flow system, flexible location checkin desks, cloud-native connectivity backbone.

Markets

Air cargo volumes up 2026 Jan

2026 Feb 11

Xenata notes air cargo volumes +7% and capacity +5%, while rates -1% YoY, possibly due to LNY in mid Feb instead of 2025 late Jan and e-commerce first decline since 2022.

Forecasts

Global passenger traffic expectations

2026 Feb 11

Global airline pax traffic seeking greater travel experience using smartphones, especially onboard service as product of airline loyalty instead of service requirement.

Markets

Miami airport record cargo 2025

2026 Feb 11

Miami MIA record air cargo shipments 3.5m tonnes, +13.6% YoY, busiest US airport for international freight; 2nd busiest US airport for international pax at 24.8m, plus 30.5m domestic pax.

Frontiers

Top ancilliary and retailing trends 2026

2026 Feb 11

Airlines optimizing pax journey through omni-channel retail services with concierge-like approach from pre-trip through journey to post-trip, using AI to provide timely offers personalized with exclusivity, such as for seat upgrades and F&B pre-orders.

Frontiers

B737MAX production line increase

2026 Feb 11

Boeing plans to open 4th B737MAX production line in mid 2026 with aim from 47/mo to 52/mo and ultimately 63 jets per month within few years.

Frontiers

Tu-214 re-configure to 2-person cockpit

2026 Feb 11

UAC and S7 Airlines agree to re-configure T214 from 3-person to 2-person cockpit; S7 intends to acquire 100 units.

Frontiers

Natilus BWB Horizon EVO double-decker

2026 Feb 11

Nautilus evolved Horizon EVO from single deck to dual deck, like narowbodies upper deck for pax and lower deck for cargo, with EIS planned for early 2030s; power CFM LEAP or PW GTF; upper deck 150 to 250 seats or 16 AAA containers and lower deck 12 LD3-45 containers.

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