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Platts worldwide jet fuel

Tonne $1,641.64

Liter $1.64

Gallon $4.95

Barrel $207.88

2026 Mar 27

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Jet fuel supply

2026 Mar 27

Refiners in Asia Pacific arranging alternatives to ME Gulf crude for deliveries 2026 Q2; China halted refiners export of jet fuel; key bunkering hub at Fujarirah on Gulf of Aden vulnerable to strikes; IAE release equivalent to 21-24 days global supply requires about 120-days for extraction and delivery; after Saudi, 2nd largest producer Iraq 4.3m b/d Opec quota now around 1.2m b/d transport subject to limited volumes due to disruption risks.

Markets

Airline brief: Azerbaijan Airlines

2026 Mar 27

Azerbaijan Airlines J2 AHY www.azal.az; Azerbaijan air carrier 1991-Present; active AOC flying domesitc & international; 27 aircraft, models pax A319 A320 A20N B763 B772 B788 E190 vip E190 A319; engines CF34-10 CF6-80 CFM56-5 GE90 GEnx Leap-1A; scheduled airline; parent Govt Azerbaijan.

Frontiers

Cold war insurance risk

2026 Mar 27

According to Insurance Business, long-standing war liability provision to automatically terminate cover following nuclear detonation anywhere in world; novating risk issues involves aligning both insurers and re-insurers; parties exploring interim war liability allowing phased resumption of operations.

Markets

Crude oil to jet fuel

2026 Mar 27

Each refined barrel of crude oil 159 liters produces on average jet fuel 11 to 15 liters, with balance of barrel generating gasoline diesel asphalt etc; ‘crack spread’, that is process of refining crude into jet fuel and price difference between crude and jet fuel, more than tripled since start of ME crisis.

Frontiers

Component additive manufacturing

2026 Mar 26

AM used to design and produce certified aircraft components, frequently printed as means of speeding up supply chain, typically marked ‘Part Manufacturer Approval’ and ranging from simple cabin fittings to complex structural parts.

Frontiers

Drone BVLOS approval

2026 Mar 26

Speedbird DLV-2 drone, payload 6.0 kg range 8 km r/t, approved by Brazil for BVLOS flights over areas with population density 5k people per km; Speedbird also produces models: DLV-1 payload 2.5 kg range 3 km r/t, DLV-4 payload 5.0 kg range 40 km r/t.

Frontiers

Phu Quoc airport expansion

2026 Mar 26

Sun Group and Changi Airports to support expansion of Phu Quoc International Airport PQC: new runway and new Terminal 2; during 2025, PQC handled 6m pax, expansion capacity 24m pax scalable to 50m in long term.

Markets

Hormuz transists down 95%

2026 Mar 26

According to shipbroker Clarksons, vessel transits through Strait of Hormuz remain 95% down, or 10 vessels carrying 12m bl during past week compared with 250 vessels carrying 300m bl per week before start of ME crisis when globally 37% seaborne crude oil, 19% LNG, 28% LPG volumes passed through Strait; around 1,100 vessels including 300 oil tankers currently inside Gulf.

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Salam Air

Oman

Status

New owner Govt Oman

2026 Mar 24

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Miracle Air

Tanzania

Intent

Add model DHC8

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Miracle Air

Tanzania

Status

New Airline Startup

2025

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GOL Linhas Aereas

Brazil

Status

Re-brand GOL Linhas Aereas Intelligentes

2026 Mar 27

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TAM Empresa Publica

Bolivia

Intent

Restart Operations

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FlyAden

Yemen

Fleet

Added model A320

2026 Mar 25

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AirZeta

South Korea

Status

License Issued IOSA

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LATAM Brasil

Brazil

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Added model E295

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Avion Express Malta

Malta