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		Tuxer on Jan 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Boom Supersonic raises $100M, aims for 2019 test f... Jet-A at airfields isn't a valid measure of how much airlines. I read that most airlines pay around 1.10$/gal for Jet-A.

njarboe on Jan 5, 2019 [–]

42 gallons in a barrel of oil. So the bottom price is going to be about (oil price)/42. Lots of complications in converting a random quality oil into jet fuel at an airport, but at scale you might add 10% to 20%. With current oil prices this does work out to around your $1.10/gal price.

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