Fuel

• L'impatto delle interruzioni causate dalla guerra tra Stati Uniti e Israele in Iran potrebbe essere avvertito fino al 2027, anche se lo stretto di Hormuz dovesse riaprire, afferma il capo dell'organismo per l'aviazione • Gli aumenti delle tariffe aeree per i viaggiatori in Europa sono "inevitabili" durante il picco del periodo estivo a causa dell'elevato costo del carburante per jet, secondo il capo dell'organismo internazionale per l'aviazione. • Mentre alcune compagnie aeree, a fronte di una domanda debole, hanno recentemente ridotto le tariffe europee, Willie Walsh, l'ex capo di British Airways che guida l'International Air Transport Association, ha affermato che non c'è modo per i vettori di assorbire i costi extra a lungo termine. Continua a leggere...

• La media nazionale dei prezzi della benzina è aumentata di oltre un dollaro per gallone dalla fine di febbraio • Iscriviti alla newsletter Breaking News US via email • Donald Trump ha promesso di sospendere la tassa federale statunitense sulla benzina nel tentativo di ridurre la pressione sugli americani, dopo che la guerra USA-Israele contro l'Iran ha scatenato un brusco rialzo dei prezzi dei carburanti.

• Il 48° Summit dell'ASEAN si è concluso venerdì 8 maggio, con i leader che hanno proposto una riserva regionale di carburante e un meccanismo di sicurezza alimentare di riserva per contrastare le interruzioni delle forniture derivanti dai conflitti in Medio Oriente. • Le misure mirano a mitigare gli impatti di un'eventuale chiusura dello Stretto di Hormuz, che minaccia le forniture di carburante e fertilizzanti fondamentali per l'Asia sud-orientale. • I leader hanno concordato un protocollo di comunicazione di crisi per i ministri degli Esteri al fine di consentire risposte regionali coerenti e tempestive in molteplici settori.

International Airlines Group expects to spend £1.7bn more on fuel than planned since US-Israeli attack on IranBusiness news – live updatesThe parent company of British Airways has issued a profit warning and said it expects to spend about €2bn (£1.72bn) more on fuel than planned this year due to the Iran war.International Airlines Group (IAG), which also owns Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling, said it has hedged 70% of its expected fuel use for this year with costs expected to be about €9bn, up from previous forecasts of €7.1bn. Continue reading...

• In April 2025, China-aligned attackers exploited a Taiwanese software company's server as a malware distribution point, highlighting aggressive regional tactics. • Earth Kasha, linked to APT10, expanded spear-phishing from Japanese think tanks in 2024 to Taiwanese government agencies in March 2025 using ANEL malware. • Groups like Earth Preta, Baxia, and Kurma targeted APAC governments and telecoms with backdoors, rootkits, and cloud exfiltration, shifting the global cyber balance.

Firms raising prices at fastest rate in three years, driven by soaring energy and wage bills but also extra cost of metals and plasticsBusiness live – latest updatesOil prices fall as Trump hails ‘progress’ on Iran dealAirlines and other companies are increasingly using fuel surcharges to cover soaring costs, a survey has found, in a further sign of Iran war-linked inflation hitting the economy.A poll of companies in the services sector, which includes airlines, found rising fuel prices had contributed to businesses raising prices at the fastest pace in more than three years in April. Continue reading...

Heidi Alexander says part of answer to strait of Hormuz crisis is importing more fuel from US and west AfricaA refinery in Nigeria accused of dismissing workers for joining a union has emerged as key to the UK government’s hopes of saving the summer holiday amid a jet fuel shortage.Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, said at the weekend that part of the answer to the strait of Hormuz crisis was to import more fuel from the US and west Africa. Continue reading...

As the cost of the scheme blows out, the government has announced the full discount will be retained for another year, after which it will only apply to EVs costing less than $75,000Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor has opted to retain its electric vehicle discount in full for another year, as Australians rush to buy EVs amid soaring fuel costs linked to the Iran war.But the budget next Tuesday will include a number of “sensible changes” that wind back the scale of support over the next three years, as the government acknowledges the need to deliver a “more financially sustainable” tax incentive for EVs amid ballooning costs of the scheme. Continue reading...