Environmentalists have called for a ban on leaded fuel. Private pilots worry that the ban could kill general aviation. The author is somewhere in the middle. Photo ...
The aviation industry is under pressure to replace leaded avgas (100LL) by 2030 due to environmental concerns, with the EPA expected to issue a final ruling by the end of 2023. Four potential unleaded ...
Engines, aircraft, and the rules and certification standards and procedures that govern them have evolved together since the 1930s on the seemingly firm foundation of leaded avgas, which forms part of ...
An avgas refueler delivers 100 Low Lead. Credit: Brett Schauf It all boils down to liability exposure. As an analogy, let us pretend that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issues an ...
Swift Fuels has extended their popular “Forever Avgas STC” program offered to all aviation consumers with low-cost pricing set at $100 through at least December 31, 2023 Any aircraft owner/pilot who ...
We're told again and again these days that the environmental ramifications of private and commercial aviation are so severe that we ought to drastically decrease the level of global air traffic, lest ...
LAKELAND, FL--(Marketwired - Apr 8, 2016) - Swift Fuels, LLC, a recognized leader in developing unleaded aviation fuels, today announced it finalized a fuel distribution framework agreement with ...
Santa Monica Airport (SMO) has continued to sell leaded aviation gasoline (avgas) at its facilities and allow airplanes to fly into SMO that utilize leaded avgas. A recent study focused on the ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- New bills would make leaded fuel sales mandatory at all public airports despite the known health risk to surrounding neighborhoods. Santa Clara County banned leaded aviation ...
A test fuel specification for SwiftFuel, a biofuel designed to replace leaded avgas, could be resubmitted to ASTM International in February after three negative votes from ASTM members in December led ...
The FAA said Sept. 17 that it has granted approval for the use of a second 100-octane unleaded fuel in piston aircraft, specifically Cessna 172R/S Skyhawks. In a brief statement, the agency said it ...
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