Swift Fuels has suspended its work with the Phase-II Piston Alternative Fuels Initiative (PAFI) — the FAA’s initiative to test and develop ASTM standards for unleaded replacements for the low-lead aviation fuels currently used in approximately 167,000 aircraft. Swift Fuels and Shell were the two finalists in the program. In June it was announced that the program was paused and delayed for at least one year from the original targeted completion time at the end of this year.
Swift Fuels Finds Own Path to Unleaded Fuel Replacement
Key Takeaways:
- Swift Fuels has suspended its participation in the FAA's Piston Alternative Fuels Initiative (PAFI) program, following the program's own one-year pause.
- Despite leaving PAFI, Swift Fuels will continue developing a high-octane unleaded avgas replacement (UL102) directly with the FAA and select OEMs, independent of the paused initiative.
- Swift already offers an ASTM-approved unleaded fuel (UL94) for many aircraft and aims for its new high-octane fuels to be a commercially competitive, fleetwide alternative to 100LL, promising performance and cost benefits.
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