Unleaded Avgas operator reverting back to leaded fuel
The University of North Dakota (UND) – which operates one of the largest flight training fleets in the US – has reported valve seat recession issues in some Lycoming engine powerplants installed in its training aircraft following its switchover from leaded to unleaded Avgas. UND undertook the change from leaded Avgas (100LL) to Swift Fuels’ unleaded Avgas (UL94) in June 2023 and by October last year had logged some 46,000 flying hours...
UK AVGAS and AVTUR September price analysis
Fuel expenses are one of the biggest direct operating cost (DOC) any flight training organisation must face. Variations in global fuel prices directly influence the fuel surcharge rate charged by a flying school and student cost per flying hour (CPFH). Over the past 12 months UK AVGAS 100LL prices have been declining after maxing out at 270 pence per litre (ppl) in August last year. The average price of UK AVTUR Jet A1 in September...
100 octane unleaded fuel gains blanket FAA approval
The search for an unleaded replacement to 100LL aviation fuel could finally be over following the US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) signing on 01 September of a supplemental type certificate (STC) that allows General Aviation Modifications Inc.’s (GAMI) 100-octane unleaded aviation fuel (G100UL) to be used in every GA piston engine and every airframe powered by those engines. The move has been hailed by the aviation industry...
Post-Brexit Britain to adopt EU tax rise for AVGAS
During a debate on a post-Brexit taxation bill in UK parliament yesterday, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Jesse Norman MP, revealed that the duty rate on aviation gasoline (AVGAS) is due to increase next year. Addressing the House of Commons, Jesse Norman MP said: “The Bill introduces a small increase in the rate of duty on aviation gasoline, which will apply across the UK to ensure consistency between Great Britain and Northern...
Parliamentary Group Press Government on Uncompetitive Taxes on Pilot Training
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation (APPG-GA) has claimed that the number of students in Britain learning to become airline pilots is far below potential – due to much higher training costs in this country compared to elsewhere in the world. Members of the APPG-GA have now met with a senior Government minister in a bid to reverse the trend. After the meeting, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Robert Jenrick...
