by EAGLE | Apr 1, 2025 | Updates
WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the public-private Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions (EAGLE) initiative are calling on pilots, aircraft owners, mechanics, and fixed-base operators (FBOs) to help shape the future of general aviation...
by EAGLE | Mar 4, 2025 | Updates
This is the third installment of a three-part series explaining how the next generation of unleaded aviation fuels may be authorized for use in specific engines and aircraft. The first installment covered Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) and Approved Model List...
by EAGLE | Feb 4, 2025 | Updates
This is the second installment in a three-part series explaining how the next generation of unleaded aviation fuels may be authorized for use in specific engines and aircraft. This segment focuses on the FAA’s Fleet Authorization process, developed utilizing the...
by EAGLE | Dec 4, 2024 | Updates
This is the first in a three-part series explaining how the next generation of unleaded aviation fuels may be authorized for use in specific engines and aircraft. This installment examines the Type Certificate (TC) and Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) processes,...
by EAGLE | Dec 1, 2024 | Updates
NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) has amended a report (December 2024 CALLBACK) that incorrectly attributed deterioration of cadmium-plated bolts in an aircraft’s fuel system to an approved aviation gasoline unleaded fuel, Swift Fuels’ UL94. It was later...
by EAGLE | Nov 4, 2024 | Updates
For more information on the transition to unleaded aviation fuel, visit: https://flyEAGLE.org The growing availability of unleaded aviation fuel represents a crucial step toward eliminating lead emissions from aircraft. However, it also introduces new misfueling risks...