JET FUEL: Europe’s Air Traffic Up 2.0% on Week: Eurocontrol
Mar-12 14:13
European air traffic recorded 26,476 average daily flights in the seven days to March 9, up around 2.0% on the week across the top ten countries, according to Eurocontrol
Last week’s levels were up around 6% versus 2024. Year to date traffic is around 96% of 2019 levels and up 5% on the year, Eurocontrol added.
Germany recorded the greatest weekly increase in flights, up 9%, principally due to a recovery from a ground staff strike at German airports, Eurocontrol said.
The top 10 largest operators recorded 2.9% more flights than the previous week, with a rise in traffic from 6 of the 10 (falls from Turkish Airlines, KLM, Wizz Air, and Vueling).
Lufthansa, saw the greatest percentage increase, up 15% to 1,076 average daily flights.
All top 10 operators apart from Turkish Airlines have more daily flights compared to the same period in 2024. 5 of the 10 are higher than 2019 levels, with Ryanair’s daily flights up 40% and Wizz Air’s up 67%.
Broad General Collateral Rate (BGCR): 4.34% (+0.00), volume: $929B
Tri-Party General Collateral Rate (TCR): 4.34% (+0.00), volume: $901B
(rate, volume levels reflect prior session)
BONDS: Broader buying interest going through in Futures
Feb-10 14:03
Overall Volumes are below averages in Government Bonds on both sides of the Atlantic, but there has been some pick up in demand in the past 10 minutes or so.
TYA is bought in 10k cumulative volumes, FVA 5k, USA 2k and in Europe, Schatz and Bund in 5k respectively.
We already noted on the Bund open that the German contract was already trading at pre NFP level, and that the initial resistance is still unchanged at 133.86.
For the US Tnotes (TYH5), the contract would need a test to 109.18 to trade at pre NFP levels now trading at 109.09.
SLOVAKIA: On offer next week
Feb-10 14:01
Slovakia has announced it will be looking to sell the following at its auction next Monday, February 17: