Lufthansa Demands Fuel Rule Suspension As Jet Reserves Evaporate #
On a first-quarter earnings call in Frankfurt, Lufthansa chief Carsten Spohr addressed the terminal mathematics of the European aviation sector. Despite President Donald Trump announcing on Truth Social that the war with Iran was "over" and the United States would pause Project Freedom escort operations, the thermodynamic reality in Europe remains dire. Global oil supplies have sunk to a 98-day baseline, according to Goldman Sachs modeling, and continental jet fuel availability is projected to break below the International Energy Agency’s…