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Platts worldwide jet fuel
Tonne $947.75
Liter $0.95
Gallon $2.86
Barrel $120.02
2026 Mar 02

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Persian Gulf off-limits Markets
Persian Gulf off-limits

2026 Mar 02

Container shipping liner operators re-directing fleets around Africa; Persian Gulf now off-limits; CMA CGM imposing immediate conflict surcharges covering all Red Sea ports; Emirates Jebel Ali port major trans-shipment node closed with no viable alternatives.

Supernal eVTOL developer Markets
Supernal eVTOL developer

2026 Mar 02

Hyundai owned Supernal laid off majority of staff following development pause 2025 Sep; Supernal’s SA-2 eVTOL designed to transport four pax up to 96 km.

Hypersonic test flight completed Frontiers
Hypersonic test flight completed

2026 Mar 02

Hypersonix Launch Systems completed first flight of DAR AE uncrewed hypersonic demonstrator aircraft, lifted to sub-orbital altitude bY Rocket Lab’s HASTE launch vehicle; DART AE aimed to reach speed of Mach 12.

Aura Aero hybrid airliner first order Frontiers
Aura Aero hybrid airliner first order

2026 Mar 02

Pan Europeenne Air Service placed firm order for Aura Aero’s ERA hybrid-electric regional aircraft, available 2030; ERA seats 19, range 1,500 km, runway 800 m; Aura Aero reports LOI with 16 operators for 700+ aircraft.

Aircraft brief: B787-9 Markets
Aircraft brief: B787-9

2026 Mar 02

B789 widebody, built 722 on-order 65 active 712 units, all Pax cabins, operators 57; engines GEnx 474, Trent1000 238; build 2013-Present TC 2014 EIS 2014; predecessor none, competitor A339 A359, successor none; seats 420 max typ 260-380, payload range 13,950 km; family B788 B789 B78X; see AirLibrary website for B787-9 characteristics, operators, counts, values.

Glossary highlight: Mach Markets
Glossary highlight: Mach

2026 Mar 02

Mach represents ratio (not measure) between velocity of flight and speed of sound, in local conditions such as air density; less than Mach 0.8 subsonic, Mach 0.8 to Mach 1.2 transonic, more than Mach 1.2 supersonic; Mach 5 or higher hypersonic.

Flight tracking partnership Frontiers
Flight tracking partnership

2026 Mar 02

FlightRadar24 partnered with Aireon providing space based ADS-B data to improve ocean and remote area flight tracking coverage.

Air passenger demand 2026 Jan Markets
Air passenger demand 2026 Jan

2026 Mar 02

Air passenger RPK demand +3.8%, international 5.9%; air passenger ASK capacity +3.5%, international +5.8%, YoY during 2026 Jan; world market share: AFR 2.2%, APAC 34.4%, EUR 26.7%, SAM 5.4%, MID 9.5%, NAM 21.4%.

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CVsky

Cape Verde
CVsky
Status
Start Operations under own AOC
2026 Mar
Airline

CVsky

Cape Verde
CVsky
Status
License issued AOC
2025 Dec 24
Airline

Avior Airlines

Venezuela
Avior Airlines
Fleet
Retired model FK50
2026 Jan 30
Airline

Sum Air

South Korea
Sum Air
Intent
Launch Operations
2026 Apr
Airline

Sum Air

South Korea
Sum Air
Intent
License issue AOC
2026 Apr
Airline

Hi Air

South Korea
Hi Air
Intent
Restore license AOC
2026 Mar
Airline

Hi Air

South Korea
Hi Air
Intent
Relaunch Operations
2026
Airline

Challenge Airlines MT

Malta
Challenge Airlines MT
Fleet
Added model B773F
2026 Feb 27
Aircraft Operator

Fly4 Airlines

Ireland
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

SpiceJet

India
Flight Provider
Start
B737-800
2026 Feb 23
Aircraft Operator

GetJet Airlines Lithuania

Lithuania
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Air Senegal

Senegal
Flight Provider
Start
B737-800
2026 Feb 23
Aircraft Operator

Avion Express Malta

Malta
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Viva Mexico

Mexico
Flight Provider
Start
A320ceo
2025 Nov 21
Aircraft Operator

KlasJet

Lithuania
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Sundor International Airlines

Israel
Flight Provider
Start
B737-800
2024 Dec 28
Aircraft Operator

KlasJet

Lithuania
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

Sundor International Airlines

Israel
Flight Provider
Start
B737-800
2024 Oct 06

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