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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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Glossary highlight: Commercial jet fuel Markets
Glossary highlight: Commercial 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 compoud 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.

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

Commercial first-class shrinking in favor of larger business-class cabins encompassing smaller first-class cabin, in effect changing seat class concept from luxury to premium as flagship product, adjusting customer expectations from spacious elaborate attentive to private connected productive; simultaneously, airlines using hybrid cabin concepts to differentiate product with lie-flat seats and private suites.

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 crisis, with 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%.

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’.

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.

Boeing certifications and deliveries Forecasts
Boeing certifications and deliveries

2026 Mar 17

Boeing continues to expect B737-7 B737-10 B777X certifications 2026 H2, deliveries 2027; new B737 production line expected activation in mid 2026; B787 deliveries lower due to premium interior certification; 2026 EOY monthly delivery targets: B737 62-64 units, B777X 5, B787 10.

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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
Airline

VistaJet

Malta
VistaJet
Fleet
Added model E135 BJ
2026 Mar 16
Airline

AeroItalia

Italy
AeroItalia
Fleet
Added model B737
2026 Mar 16
Airline

Mister Air

Romania
Intent
New model B752F
2026
Airline

Sum Air

South Korea
Sum Air
Status
License issued AOC
2026 Mar 10
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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