Lone Ranger

Clearly fuel is tied to oil/barrel cost but my point was that within that unit of cost they are outputting several products, two of which are gasoline and on-road diesel. Gasoline requires more refining processes to finish yet it is retailed for much less, while demand for both is roughly in parity, i.e. there is no surplus or shortage of either, at least not actual as this does not account for them holding diesel off the market to get the price up, which if true is basically economic treason given the effect diesel prices have on commercial transport. Again, with the diesel vs. gasoline difference its not the cost the barrel that is driving the difference, since they both come from the same barrel and distillates are a by-product early in the process of refining that barrel into gasoline-- they are by-products that require much less prep than gas. This makes the current large price difference highly questionable.

Flights are being cancelled more due to FAA directives known as AD's (Airworthiness Directives), mandating that certain maintenance items were done in a certain manner and in recent cases that a re-inspection was necessary to ensure compliance. I'm a pilot, used to own a Piper, and you either comply with an AD or your plane stays on the ground.

iwannaHHR

I could be wrong but I thought that gasoline was the waste that was left over after the oil refining process. I remember seeing videos form the early 1900's of guys dumping gasoline into creeks after the oil was refined into Kerosene.