Fuel Shortages Hit Europe’s BizAv Market

Reduced availability of jet-A tied to truck driver shortage.

Julie Boatman

Tuesday, June 07, 2022 at 05:38 PM ET

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The Cessna Citation Mustang is an economical platform to connect major metro areas in Europe. [Courtesy: GlobeAir]

Key Takeaways:

European turbine charter operators, such as GlobeAir, are experiencing a significant reduction in jet-A fuel availability due to a severe shortage of truck drivers and other logistical issues, linked to the war in Ukraine and Brexit.
The fuel shortage is currently affecting operations in the UK and south of France, with expectations to spread to Italy and remote island destinations, posing a major challenge as the summer travel season ramps up.
In response, companies are limiting flights, raising prices, and demanding longer booking lead times, as the CEO anticipates the situation will worsen and broader labor shortages will impact other aviation sectors like ATC and security.

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The reduced availability of jet-A has struck home in Europe, with turbine charter operators feeling the ramifications of a lack of drivers, and other logistical challenges, precipitated by not only the current war in Ukraine but with ties back to Brexit and the labor shortages that have followed in the transportation of goods around the European Union and U.K.

In an interview with FLYING, Bernhard Fragner, CEO and founder of GlobeAir, related the challenges that his company has faced in the past few weeks as summer charter travel ramps up in Europe.