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FAA receives unleaded fuels proposals

Washington, Usa - There are approximately 167,000 general aviation aircraft in the US that rely on 100 low lead aviation gasoline for safe operation

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced yesterday it has received ten replacement fuel proposals from producers Afton Chemical Company, Avgas LLC, Shell, Swift Fuels and a consortium of BP, TOTAL and Hjelmco, for further evaluation in the Piston Aviation Fuels Initiative (PAFI), an industry-government initiative designed to help the general aviation industry t...

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Rome, Italy, 07/11/2014 15:59
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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