Jet Fuel Prices Are Surging. Can Demand Keep Up?

Ben Goldstein Helen Massy-Beresford Adrian Schofield June 16, 2022
Ryanair jet refueling
The average global price for a barrel of jet fuel has surged more than 60% since the start of 2022.
Credit: Marcin Rogozinski/Alamy Stock Photo
Soaring jet fuel prices are testing the resilience of the global airline recovery—and the leisure travelers who have powered the bulk of it. Fuel prices have surged along with oil and other commodities since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, adding to increases over the previous year...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

Adrian Schofield

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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