Fuel Additive Mix-Up Sparks Safety Concern

Credit: Falcon 900: Dassault
Jet charter and management company Fair Wind Air Charter has notified industry and lawmakers of a safety hazard after a fixed-base operator (FBO) mistakenly added diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) to the fuel of a Dassault Falcon 900EX it manages, causing two of three engines to fail and forcing the jet to...

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