By the end of 2030, there is a national goal for the general aviation community to move to unleaded aviation fuels. EAGLE, short for Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions, is a joint industry/government initiative bringing together general aviation—aircraft and...

By the end of 2030, there is a national goal for the general aviation community to move to unleaded aviation fuels. EAGLE, short for Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions, is a joint industry/government initiative bringing together general aviation—aircraft and...

A California judge denied a motion from the California Center for Environmental Health to compel the sale of unleaded avgas (G100UL specifically) throughout the state. He ruled that it is not yet “commercially available” under the terms of a 2014 consent agreement....

The transition away from leaded aviation gasoline affects every link in the general aviation supply chain—from fuel producers and distributors to airports, FBOs, pilots, aircraft owners, and mechanics. To support industry-wide understanding, the Eliminate Aviation...

In February, a group of general aviation industry stakeholders from the Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions (EAGLE) initiative—representing manufacturers, aeronautical service providers, air carriers, and aircraft owners and pilots—visited Alaska to better...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...