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 paused Piston Alternative Fuels Initiative (PAFI) program.
- Instead, Swift will collaborate directly with the FAA and select OEMs to develop a high-octane unleaded avgas replacement, currently testing its UL102 fuel outside the PAFI framework.
- The company already offers ASTM-approved UL94 for lower-octane aircraft and aims for its new unleaded fuels to be a premium, competitively priced, and widely accepted fleetwide alternative to 100LL.
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