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Merz convenes Germany’s security council over looming jet-fuel crunch

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s successor Friedrich Merz has convened the country’s security council to coordinate rapid responses to an emerging jet-fuel shortage risk. The expert group was formed last year to align government and stakeholders on fast-moving major-threat scenarios affecting aviation fuel supply.

2026-04-20T01:30:27.023075-07:00
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Europe faces summer flight cancellations from jet fuel shortage, IATA says

By Reuters: Flights in Europe could start to be cancelled from the end of May ​due to a lack of jet ‌fuel, the International Air Transport Association's director general Willie Walsh said on Friday, highlighting the risk ​of disruption to the busy summer ​travel season.

2026-04-19T21:58:26.917279-07:00