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Platts worldwide jet fuel

Tonne $1,720.14

Liter $1.72

Gallon $5.19

Barrel $217.83

2026 Apr 03

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ME crisis impacts

2026 Apr 05

Main re-routing options north via Caucasus Afghanistan or south via Egypt Saudi Oman, responding to Gulf and Russia airspace restrictions, adding 2 to 4 flight hours as well as reducing payloads also impacted by fuel surcharges.

Markets

Busiest routes 2026 Apr

2026 Apr 05

City pair by seats: 1st Jeju CJU - Seoul GMP 1.1m, 2nd Sapporo CTS - Tokyo HND 1.0m, 3rd Hanoi HAN - Ho Chi Minh SGN 0.9m, 4th Fukuoka FUK - Tokyo HND 0.9m, 5th Melbourne MEL - Sydney SYD 0.8m, 6th Mumbai BOM - Delhi DEL 0.7m, 7th Tokyo HND - Okinawa OKA 0.7m, 8th Beijing PEK - Shanghai SHA 0.6m, 9th Shanghai SHA - Shenzhen SZX 06m , 10th Guangzhao CAN - Shanghai SHA 0.6m.

Markets

Busiest airports 2026 Apr

2026 Apr 05

By total seats combining domestic and international: 1st Atlanta ATL 5.4m, 2nd Chicago ORD 4.8m, 3rd Tokyo HND 4.5m, 4th Istanbul IST 4.4m, 5th London LHR 4.3m, 6th Guangzhou CAN 4.3m, 7th Shanghai PVG 4.3m, 8th Detroit DTW 4.2m, 9th Delhi DEL 4.1m, 10th Denver DEN 4.0m.

Frontiers

Nashville BNA airport improvements

2026 Apr 03

Nashville International Airport improving Central Core terminal to enable 40m pax by 2036, including additional escalators, upgraded elevators, larger entrance area, starting 2026 Jun finishing 2027 Dec.

Markets

Airport brief: Kisangani FKI

2026 Apr 03

Kisangani Bangoka International Airport FKI FZIC; ICAO locator AFI region FZ, Africa country Congo Kinshasa CD COD; owner Govt Congo, operator RVA Air Transport Authority of Congo; traffic ANSP RVA; services dom intl pax cgo; longest runway 13/31 L 3500 W 45 H 432 m; time UT +0200 CAT; website none.

Markets

Embraer deliveries 2026 Q1

2026 Apr 03

Embraer delivered 10 commercial jets during 2026 Q1, comprising E175 6 units, E290 1u, E295 3u; guidance calls for 80 to 85 commercial jet deliveries during 2026.

Webinar: Fueling the Future in Africa

2026 Apr 03

IATA iata.org webinar: Fueling the Future - Enhancing Airline Fuel Efficiency in Africa, complimentary.

Frontiers

Southwest Airlines change

2026 Apr 03

Southwest Airlines WN built brand loyalty into one of world’s most consistently admired and thriving airlines by focusing on long term amenities instead of short term ancillaries; Southwest policies changed in 2025 to reduce brand amenities in favor of implementing competitive ancillaries.

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