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, exemplified by GlobeAir, are facing significant jet-A fuel shortages due to a lack of truck drivers, a problem linked to the war in Ukraine, Brexit, and low wages.
This reduced fuel availability is causing operational limitations in regions like the UK and Southern France, with companies anticipating further deterioration as the summer travel season progresses.
To mitigate the impact, operators are implementing measures such as limiting flights, raising prices, and requiring longer booking lead times, recognizing this as part of a broader labor shortage affecting the entire supply chain.

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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.