Middle East   Supply Chain   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Lufthansa  
Bloomberg • Alexey Anishchuk, Sonja Wind

Lufthansa readies contingency plans including temporary groundings as Iran war strains fuel supplies and demand

Lufthansa is drawing up crisis plans that include temporarily grounding aircraft amid the Iran‑linked Middle East war, as surging jet‑fuel prices and constrained kerosene supplies—with tankers impeded through the Strait of Hormuz—force network adjustments and fuel rationing at some airports.

2026-04-02T06:57:50.081704-07:00
PaxEx   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Boeing   United Airlines  
Reuters • Oliver Taslic

United’s first-class-heavy jet — a well‑timed bet as fuel costs surge

By Reuters: United trumpeted a new plane where half the seats are in a premium tier. With jet fuel up 100% since the Iran war, and some carriers fearing shortages, racing upmarket may seem an odd priority.

Also: View from the Wing, The Points Guy and Business Insider
2026-04-02T05:10:30.279991-07:00
Europe   M&A   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Air France‑KLM submits non‑binding bid for Parpublica’s 44.9% TAP stake

By FlightGlobal: SkyTeam alliance operator Air France-KLM Group has formally submitted a non-binding offer for a minority shareholding in Portuguese carrier TAP. TAP, which is part of the rival Star Alliance, is undergoing a privatisation process managed by the entity Parpublica, which is overseeing divestment of a 44.9% share.

Also: Wall Street Journal, AeroTime, Aviation Week, europeanbusinessmagazine.com and Financial Times
2026-04-02T03:50:49.507519-07:00