The Long Road To Unleaded Avgas

technicians at William J. Hughes Technical Center
The FAA conducts fuel testing at the William J. Hughes Technical Center near Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Credit: FAA
When former FAA Administrator Steve Dickson announced an initiative in February to eliminate the use of leaded aviation fuel in piston-engine aircraft by 2030, he committed government and industry to fixing in eight years an emissions problem the sides have faced for more than a decade already...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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