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Liter $1.10

Gallon $3.31

Barrel $139.26

2026 May 28

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Frontiers

MRO shift to drones and rovers

2026 May 28

MRO shift from manual checks to AI drone and rover inspections; Korean Air using swarm of aerial drones and ground rovers to carry out simultaneous inspections, reducing imaging time for widebody to approxmately 20 mins vs manual inspection over 10-hrs, capturing thousands of high-res images and analyzing data to identify potential defects, automatically flagging areas of concern, while operating within defined boundaries using geofencing tech, enabling technicians to focus on expert analysis and decisions.

Markets

Shortage of narrowbody landing gear

2026 May 28

A320neo B737MAX landing gears, esp for newer aircraft, becoming serious constraints for aftermarket; landing gear shipments for A320ceo B737NG strong availability; operators securing landing gear 12-24 months before major shop visit to avoid AOG risk.

Frontiers

Quarterhorse breaks sound barrier

2026 May 28

Hermeus Quarterhouse Mk 2.1, uncrewed and powered by modified after-burning PW F100 engine, flew past sound barrier at Mach 1.21 during 3rd test flight on May 25.

Markets

Passenger market 2026 Apr

2026 May 28

IATA reports global air passenger markets 2026 Apr YoY: worldwide demand RPK -3.4%, capacity ASK -2.9%, occupancy PLF -0.4%; international RPK -5.3%, ASK -5.1%, PLF -0.2%; ME carriers reduced demand dragged down global demand.

Forecasts

Aircraft retirements rates increase

2026 May 28

BNP Paribas Securities compared pax aircraft capacity v traffic demand estimating retirement rates need to grow, doubling from 2% to 4% by end of decade, to prevent aircraft oversupply.

Markets

North America tourism 2025

2026 May 28

World Travel and Tourism Council WTTC reported North America tourism markets GDP 2025: Mexico +1.8%, Canada +1.2%, United States +0.9%, driven by strong domestic growth.

Frontiers

AI cameras for mishandled baggage

2026 May 28

According to SITA, 33m bags mishandled globally during 2024 including delayed, damaged, lost bags, with delayed bags 74% of mishandled bags; Berlin BER airport, utilizng AI camera tech to monitor and analyze apron activity, improved bag efficiency delivering 98% of bags within 30 mins of flight arrival.

Markets

Air cargo market 2026 Apr

2026 May 28

IATA reports global air cargo markets 2026 Apr YoY: worldwide demand CTK +4.0%, capacity ACTK -0.4%; international demand CTK +4.0%, capacity ACTK -0.9%; ME crisis led to re-configured trade routes, limiting capacity in key corridors.