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Platts worldwide jet fuel
Tonne $1,533.12
Liter $1.53
Gallon $4.62
Barrel $194.15
2026 Mar 18

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Petroleum pricing Markets
Petroleum pricing

2026 Mar 18

Brent crude oil rising price continued following Fujairah port damage in Gulf of Oman, possibly affecting further cut in Emirates production already 50% since ME crisis started; Goldman Sachs advises prices to rise higher on petroleum products such as jet fuel.

Builder brief: Aero Engine Markets
Builder brief: Aero Engine

2026 Mar 18

Aero Engine, 1980-Present, China, www.aecc.cn, parent AVIC, builder engines: turbofans CJ-500 CJ-1000 CJ-2000 thrust SL 80-350 kN, applications: C909 C919 C929.

First-class and business-class Frontiers
First-class and business-class

2026 Mar 18

Larger business-class cabins encompassing smaller first-class cabins, migrating seat class concept from luxury to premium; business class products adjusting customer expectations from spacious elaborate attentive to private connected productive; hybrid configurations used to differentiate business class products with options of lie-flat seats and/or private suites.

B777-9 certification progress Frontiers
B777-9 certification progress

2026 Mar 18

US FAA cleared Boeing to continue advancing B777-9 into 4th of five phases of Type Inspection Authorization certification testing; Boeing plans to begin Phase 4A ‘very shortly’.

Glossary highlight: Jet fuel Markets
Glossary highlight: Jet fuel

2026 Mar 18

Commercial jet fuel or aviation turbine fuel for gas turbine engines, commonly known as Jet A and Jet A-1, produced to standarized international spec designed as performance spec not chemical compound due to variety of hydrocarbons in petroleum sources, mostly kerosene based, with high flash and low freezing points, often with additives to reduce static electricity, prevent icing, enhance thermal stability.

MidEast flights disruption Markets
MidEast flights disruption

2026 Mar 18

Cirium reports 31k of 63k or 49% of scheduled flight departures cancelled since start of ME crisis, with most emphasis on airlines based in Gulf and Levant, cancelled flights: El Al 898 87%, Etihad 2,288 78%, Gulf 1,947 98%, Kuwait 1,075 97%, Qatar 4,765 93%, Saudia 1,112 14%.

Trade imbalance Markets
Trade imbalance

2026 Mar 17

Global container trade imbalance worsened, as empty containers count rose to 28% or measured in TUE miles 42% by 2026 Jan, meaning increased empty back-haul cargo raising burden on head-haul cargo.

Global passenger demand Forecasts
Global passenger demand

2026 Mar 17

IATA projects long-term pax demand to more than double by 2050, going from 9.0 trillion to 20..8 tn RPK, CAGR 3.1%; identifying GDP per capita as most significant driver of demand; fastest growing corridors: intra-AFR, AFR-APAC, intra-APAC.

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AirBorneo

Malaysia
AirBorneo
Intent
Add capacity B738
2026 Jul
Airline

Danfe Airlines

Nepal
Danfe Airlines
Intent
Launch Operations
2026 Q4
Airline

NG Servicios Aereos

Chile
NG Servicios Aereos
Intent
Add model B738
TBA
Airline

CVsky

Cape Verde
CVsky
Status
Started AT76 operations
2026 Mar
Airline

Danfe Airlines

Nepal
Danfe Airlines
Status
License issued NOC
2026 Mar
Airline

Fars Qeshm Air

Iran
Fars Qeshm Air
Fleet
Removed model B742F
2026 Mar 07
Airline

Saha Airlines

Iran
Saha Airlines
Fleet
Removed model B742F
2026 Mar 07
Airline

BBN Airlines Indonesia

Indonesia
BBN Airlines Indonesia
Fleet
Removed model B739
2025 Mar 13
Aircraft Operator

Avion Express Lithuania

Lithuania
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

SunExpress Turkiye

Turkiye
Flight Provider
Start
A320ceo
2026 Mar 11
Aircraft Operator

Terra Avia

Moldova
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Kenya Airways

Kenya
Flight Provider
Start
B747-400
2026 Mar 10

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