Media contributions
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Title Iran war: The jet fuel crunch point is only weeks away Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet The Post Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 6 min read Country/Territory New Zealand Date 17/04/26 Description This article examines New Zealand's jet fuel position several weeks into the Iran conflict, when the country held 47 days of supply, only 21.3 days of which was onshore. Dr Lurion De Mello assesses the commercial logic facing long-haul carriers, arguing that some airlines would trim schedules to New Zealand rather than risk aircraft being unable to refuel for the return leg. The piece sets this against industry and airport perspectives on fare adjustment, capacity consolidation and route viability, and against analysis of constraints at source, including South Korea's restriction of fuel exports to 2025 levels and reduced refinery throughput across Asian suppliers. It further contrasts New Zealand's limited negotiating position with Australia's use of LNG as leverage to secure alternative barrels, and reports the aviation sector's concern that price, rather than availability, has become the binding constraint for regional operators, flight schools and agricultural aviation. De Mello also supplied the vessel-tracking dataset underpinning the article's tanker arrivals table, produced with London Stock Exchange Group data. Producer/Author Roeland van den Bergh URL https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360986494/concern-long-haul-airline-carriers-might-be-stuck-nz-if-jet-fuel-supplies-run-down Persons Lurion De Mello