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Africa refurbished parts
2026 Mar 19
Africa fleet high average age increases demand for spare parts; slow supply chains mitigated by acquisition of refurbished certified parts, supported by airlines partnering to share inventories and pool resources.
Markets
Publication: Airport Economics Report 2026
2026 Mar 19
ACI World aci.aero published Airport Economics Report & KPIs 2026, premium.
Frontiers
Africa Development Bank initiative
2026 Mar 19
ADB’s new initiative, recognizing IATA’s projected growth forecasted for Africa, aims to position Africa aviation as bankable asset by overcoming persistent barriers: aging fleets, fragmented regulatory frameworks, limited access to long-term financing, high capital cost.
Markets
World’s best airports
2026 Mar 19
Skytrax named Singapore Changi Airports SIN as world’s best airport; Incheon International Airport ICN 2nd, Tokyo Haneda Airport HND 3rd; HKG 4th, NRT 5th, CDG 6th, FCO 7th, IST 8th, MUC 9th, YVR 10th; 2024 winner Doha Hamad Airport DOH withdrew from competition due to ME crisis.
Markets
Strong air travel demand
2026 Mar 19
US airlines including LCCs report surge in demand offsetting higher than expected fuel prices.
Markets
Marine fuel bunker prices
2026 Mar 19
Bunker suppliers offering shipping liner operators increased credit as bunker prices more than double since start of ME crisis; megamax container ship 19k-24k TEU typically requires 1k-3k tonnes of bunker fuel per call; normal full Asia-Europe roundtrip 40-days fuel requirement about 6k tonnes.
Markets
Air cargo hit hard
2026 Mar 19
Gulf air carrier hubs for Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad, about 13% of global air cargo capacity combined; Emirates resumed >50% flights via safe air corridors, Doha hub at about 600 flights/day suspended; air rates spiked: China to North America +20% and to Europe +16%, Southeast Asia to North America +50% and to Europe +65%.
Markets
Air freight rates rising
2026 Mar 19
According to DHL Global Forwarding, air freight rates set for further climb impacted by reduction in ME capacity and subsequent increase in fuel costs; pricing impact only beginning to show as current trends expected to diverge sharply from 2025 patterns already running demand at roughly double available capacity.
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Add capacity OAW E190
2026 May
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New airline Active
2026 Mar
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Malaysia
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Add capacity B738
2026 Jul
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Danfe Airlines
Nepal
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Launch Operations
2026 Q4
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Started AT76 operations
2026 Mar
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Danfe Airlines
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License issued NOC
2026 Mar
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