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Platts worldwide jet fuel

Tonne $1,372.11

Liter $1.37

Gallon $4.14

Barrel $173.74

2026 Mar 04

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Aircraft market view: John Vital of Avitas

2026 Mar 04

Aircraft valuation operates in opaque market, as transaction info proprietary not public, requiring industry relationships for better understanding; market volatility part of industry, while critical to know position in cycle as supply and demand go out of balance, industry consistently reverts to long-term trend lines.

Frontiers

New CTOL next-day airline

2026 Mar 04

e-Smart Avia to start 2027 flying BETA ALIA CTOL aircraft aimed for point-to-point market transporting urgent cargo; ALIA CTOL payload 560 kg, vol 5.6 cm, full range 461 km, max speed 293 kmh, SL takeoff 610 m; five ALIA aircraft ordered; BETA anticipates ALIA certification during 2026 H2.

Markets

Global air cargo flow shifts

2026 Mar 04

IATA reports North America airlines only group of carriers to register 2025 traffic decline -1.3% YoY, while Asia intra-regional traffic +10.0%, Asia-Europe CTKs +10.3%; in world market, Transpacific shrank to 23.4% and Asia-Europe grew to 21.5%, while new trade pacts formed such as between EU and Mercosur.

Frontiers

Leonardo’s Advanced Tiltrotor Aircraft

2026 Mar 04

Leonardo unveiled next gen concept: ATA based on MTOW 11-13 mt ranging from 8 to 18 mt, with straight wing, canards, V-tail, using turboshaft engines like GE CT7.

Frontiers

Self-driving airport electric shuttles

2026 Mar 04

Newark EWR airport announced partnerships with three companies to trial autonomous electric shuttles during 2026 Spring, aimed to serve EWR’s new AirTrain Newark opening 2030.

Forecasts

Latin America & Caribbean airports

2026 Mar 04

LatinAmer & Carib airports handled 790m pax in 2025 +5% YoY; strongest growth Argentina +12.6% and Brazil +9.1%; busiest airports: Sao Paulo GRU and Bogota BOG; ACI-LAC projects 822m pax in 2026 +4.1%, 1.0b pax in 2032, 1.9b pax in 2054.

Forecasts

MidEast fastest growing air travel market

2026 Mar 04

MidEast forecast to achieve growth of +10.2% YoY, strongest expansion worldwide, remaining elevated through 2028, supported by rising international traffic, expanded hub connections, continued network development.

Markets

MSC applies container surcharge

2026 Mar 04

MSC, world’s largest shipping company, applied bill of lading mandatory surcharge for each container currently booked for Mid East destination affected by ongoing conflict to cover deviation costs; shipper also responsible for discharge expenses including demurrage, handling, storage, ancillaries.

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