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Platts worldwide jet fuel
Tonne $1,627.43
Liter $1.63
Gallon $4.91
Barrel $206.09
2026 Mar 19

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Air freight rates rising 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.

Publication: Airport Economics Report 2026 Markets
Publication: Airport Economics Report 2026

2026 Mar 19

ACI World aci.aero published Airport Economics Report & KPIs 2026, premium.

Africa Development Bank initiative 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.

World’s best airports Markets
World’s best airports

2026 Mar 19

Skytrax named Singapore Changi Airports SIN as world’s best airport; Incheon International Airport ICN named 2nd, Tokyo Haneda Airport HND named 3rd; 2024 winner Doha Hamad Airport withdrew from competition due to ME crisis; HKG 4th, NRT 5th, CDG 6th, FCO 7th, IST 8th, MUC 9th, YVR 10th.

Marine fuel bunker 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.

Strong air travel demand Markets
Strong air travel demand

2026 Mar 19

US airlines including LCCs report surge in demand offsetting higher than expected fuel prices.

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’.

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.

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Airline

Condor

Germany
Condor
Intent
Add capacity OAW E190
2026 May
Airline

Air Kalinga

India
Air Kalinga
Fleet
Added model E135 BJ
2025 Mar
Airline

Air Kalinga

India
Air Kalinga
Status
New airline Active
2026 Mar
Airline

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
Aircraft Operator

Avion Express Lithuania

Lithuania
Aircraft Operator
Flight Provider

SunExpress Turkiye

Turkiye
Flight Provider
Start
A320ceo
2026 Mar 11

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