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Several airplanes are parked on a tarmac near a fuel truck and service vehicles at an airport.

Jet fuel price hike puts airlines and travelers on edge

Full Episode
50:10

Jet fuel is transported by tank trucks to aircraft at the airport in Duesseldorf, Germany, at a time when airlines fear a kerosene shortage due to the war in Iran, April 27, 2026.

Martin Meissner/AP

The war in Iran has caused a massive crunch in the global supply chain, but nothing has been hit harder than jet fuel, with its prices more than doubling. Also, the United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC, a consortium of oil producing countries, on May 1. And, Spain is searching people to fill its vacant shepherding jobs. Plus, a look at the future of Chinese EVs in Mexico.

In This Episode

Several airplanes parked on an airport tarmac, with fuel trucks and cargo in the foreground.
Airlines hit by dwindling global jet fuel supplies weigh their financial options
Special Coverage
6:23
UAE suggests it will quit OPEC
0:34
Attempts to clean up water supplies in Mexico
6:32
People stand inside a barn, looking towards an illuminated doorway, with sunlight streaming in.
Spain taps into immigrant and refugee communities to fill vacant shepherding jobs
Special Coverage
7:05
US fans sing Canadian anthem
1:14
France’s far-right is hoping for a big win
12:46
Chinese EVs on the rise in Mexico
4:11
SFTS: A lost girl of Sudan
7:19