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FAA Pauses Unleaded Replacement Fuel Testing

PAFI completion date has ben extended until the end of 2019. SVT Aviation
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Key Takeaways:

  • The FAA has paused flight and engine testing for two unleaded replacement fuels chosen under its Piston Aviation Fuels Initiative (PAFI) to assess their potential impacts on the general aviation fuel industry and fleet.
  • This evaluation process has delayed the program, extending the PAFI testing completion date to December 2019.
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In an update posted on the agency’s website, the FAA said although two unleaded replacement fuels have been chosen for the Piston Aviation Fuels Initiative (PAFI), flight and some engine testing has been paused to assess the effects they will have on the larger GA fuel producing industry and the GA fleet.

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