Europe Has 'maybe 6 Weeks of Jet Fuel Left'

Friday, April 17, 2026

Europe has "maybe six weeks or so (of) jet fuel left," the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday ...

Posted by qcp at 08:30 PM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink

Jet fuel shortage: Why Iran war could ground flights in Europe https://aje.news/c659s9

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-- Al Jazeera English (@aljazeera.com) Apr 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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And good-for-no-one multimillionaire oligarch hypocrite Scott Bessent-- US Secretary of the Treasury -- referred to this chokepoint strangling the global economy as the the "Strait of Vermouth."

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-16 09:11 AM

Well, I'd say that this is the start of Trump's Recession.

We have to admit, the man has a gift for chaos comparable with any two-year-old child.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-04-16 09:42 AM

If he only had the mental capacity of said two-year-old child...

#3 | Posted by qcp at 2026-04-16 09:48 AM

Well, I'd say that this is the start of Trump's Recession. We have to admit, the man has a gift for chaos comparable with any two-year-old child.
#2 | Posted by Zed

Chaos? Trump is doing a magnificent job attacking our nation and allies while strengthening Russia.

How Russia and China are winning the war in Iran
The expanding war in Iran is disrupting, if not devastating, the global economy. Meanwhile, the sound of silence from normally voluble leaders of China and Russia is telling. From their point of view, silence is the best way for them to let Washington entangle itself in a protracted war in the Middle East, opening space to expand the influence of President Vladimir Putin of Russia in Europe and for President Xi Jinping of China in the Indo-Pacific.
www.piie.com

#4 | Posted by censored at 2026-04-16 09:52 AM

#4 | POSTED BY CENSORED

You're right. In addition to Trump's natural ignorance and fecklessness, we can't forget the ignorance and fecklessness he's being paid/blackmailed to produce.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2026-04-16 10:36 AM

Matt Drudge is going ham with this story.

I guess that explains why Republicans are ignoring it.

TRUMP: GAS PRICES 'NOT VERY HIGH'
OIL $100
EUROPE: 6 WEEKS LEFT OF JET FUEL
FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS LOOM
LUFTHANSA TO CUT CAPACITY
SPIRIT CRUSHED; RISKS IMMINENT COLLAPSE

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-17 01:32 AM

Oil currently at ~$85.
oilprice.com

#7 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-04-17 09:21 AM

Airlines cut routes in response to rising jet fuel costs amid Iran war
www.cbsnews.com

... Airlines are cutting routes this summer as they face rising jet fuel costs amid the Iran war.

Air Canada, Delta, and other airlines said Friday that certain routes will be impacted. ...

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-17 08:58 PM

I'm glad I bought my tickets months ago. Flights have been tweaked twice since then.

#9 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-04-17 09:33 PM

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