First trip to Brazil and I find myself smack dab in the middle of a trucker strike affecting the entire country. What I find myself wondering is how it may affect my departing flight out on Saturday. Online sources are outlining Airport closures and cancelled flights ( mostly smaller airlines ) GRU seems to be one of the few airports that gets its aviation fuel piped in, so in theory would not be affextes by a trucker strike... For those in the know... How do airlines like AA , United, etc work around fuel crisis like this? Should I start driving home now? ( Just kidding ... gas stations all closed )
Are you flying a piston engined aircraft... the only things that use gasoline? Jet fuel.... is that what's piped in? If it's a jet or turboprop. Apples and oranges.
777 , the trucker strike is shutting down most if not all forms of industry, I am thinking the only thing keeping AA flights moving is that they ARE running JetA ( or whatever its called ) which is piped in to GRU ( or so Ive been told ) My query though was a broader question about how do airlines work around fuel shortages, for instance if even JetA was in short supply at a particular airport. Do they fly in w enough extra fuel to allow them to take off, but then make a fuel stop on the way back where fuel may be readily available. Or , just cancel the flight all together? Curious.... S
I dont think the truckers strike will affect jet fuel supply as those are trucked by Shell, Petrobras and other distrubutors directly from Refiners to GRU and GIG ‘s fuel storage tanks. The strike is mostly affecting transportation of goods and food and everyday articles. I hear it is winding down and should be old news soon hopefully.
Things do seem to be getting back to normal, gas stations have fuel again, and there are a lot of trucks on the highway as we were driving to Sao Paulo last night.
Back in the day. jet fuel supply in Nigeria was so iffy, airlines would fly in planes only if they had enough fuel for a round trip. Not kidding. I know, different continent, but, that is one way airlines have worked around fuel shortages.
