ch-aviationHilka Birns

AFRAA: Africa jet fuel supply holds, but airlines are moving to short-term surcharges

Jet fuel supplies remain steady at most major African airports, but airlines are increasingly adding surcharges as short-term availability risk and price volatility move to the top of flight-planning concerns, according to the African Airlines Association (AFRAA). The shift signals rising operational pricing pressure even without widespread supply shortfalls.

2026-04-24T02:33:19.473341-07:00
Associated PressJosh Funk, Michael R. Sisak

Firefighter heard ‘stop, stop’ before LaGuardia jet crash, but didn’t know who it was for, NTSB says

By Associated Press: The National Transportation Safety Board says a firefighter whose truck collided with an Air Canada jet last month on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing both pilots, heard an air traffic controller warn “stop, stop, stop” but didn’t know who it was for.

2026-04-23T11:49:58.064547-07:00