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Middle East disruptions and high fuel prices halve airline profitability
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14 June 202614 June 2026Features, Finance

Middle East disruptions and high fuel prices halve airline profitability

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its latest financial outlook for the global airline industry showing a halving of profitability as a result of war-related Middle East disruptions and high fuel prices. The regional landscape, however, is highly differentiated. At the geographic centre of the Middle East war, airlines in the Middle East are expected to collectively fall into the red with weak demand and operational disruptions. All other regions are expected to deliver profits, but at reduced levels from previous projections.

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7 May 20267 May 2026Energy, Updates

IEA publishes 2026 Energy Crisis Policy Response Tracker

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The conflict in the Middle East has triggered an unprecedented disruption to global fuel markets, tightening supply and placing significant pressure on consumers and economies worldwide. In response, the IEA has launched its largest ever release of emergency oil stocks and also published a menu of demand-side measures that governments, businesses and households can take to shelter consumers from oil price pressures and support energy security.

Action on aerospace is part of the Commission’s Accelerate EU
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24 April 202624 April 2026Features, Regulation

Action on aerospace is part of the Commission’s Accelerate EU

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Because the conflict in the Middle East is heavily impacting global energy markets, with a knock-on effect on the economy, industry and households, the Commission is taking specific action with notable measures in relation to the transport sector. To ensure sufficient availability of transport fuels and preserve the effective functioning of the single market, the Commission will step up European coordination on the optimisation of fuel distribution across Member States.

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21 April 202621 April 2026Energy, Updates

Eurostat identifies significant increase in fuel prices in March 2026

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UUntil February 2026, the price of fuels and lubricants for personal transport in the EU was generally decreasing, for the EU average and for most of EU countries. However, it increased significantly in March 2026, according to Eurostat. In March 2026, the price of fuels and lubricants in the EU increased by 12.9% compared with March 2025.

$100bn: turning clean fuel ambition into progress by 2030
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21 January 202621 January 2026Energy, Features

$100bn: turning clean fuel ambition into progress by 2030

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Global investment in clean fuels will need to quadruple by 2030 to meet global clean fuel ambitions, according to a new World Economic Forum report 'Fuelling the Future: How Business, Finance and Policy can Accelerate the Clean Fuels Market', developed in collaboration with Bain & Company. Highlighting the potential of the sector to stimulate job growth and diversify energy supply, the report sets out policy, business and financing measures that can turn global goals into credible, economically viable projects.