FAA approval of a fuel does not address its materials compatibility with the fueling infrastructure or whether different unleaded fuels can be mixed in aircraft, airport storage tanks, or refueling trucks, the NATA says.
Credit: Bill Carey
An unleaded aviation gasoline the FAA approved for use in most piston-engine airplanes in 2022 remains unavailable at the pump largely because its formulation is proprietary and not based on an industry-consensus specification, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) advises in a new...
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