Reauthorization Amendment Allows Airports To Switch To Unleaded Fuels Only If Consensus Approved Airports will have an easier time switching from 100LL to unleaded 100-octane fuels thanks to a last-minute amendment to the 2023 FAA Reauthorization Bill. The bill was just passed by the House and awaits Senate review no sooner than September.[…] Read this article
Rep. Jay Obernolte On Fielding Unleaded Fuels The FAA’s 2023 Reauthorization Bill hit a snag when language in the bill appeared to require airports to continue selling 100LL gasoline. California Rep. Jay Obernolte explains to AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli how an amendment fixed the problem. Read this article
AirVenture 2023 Wrap-Up If there was anything in particular that characterized this year’s AirVenture for me it was the emergence of a more positive outlook. Much of last year’s uncertainty about the supply chain and pandemic recovery efforts has faded and people were[…] Read this article
AirVenture Crash Victims Identified, Investigations Continue Authorities have released the names of four people killed in two fatal accidents within three hours of each other at AirVenture 2023 Saturday. The first involved a T-6 Texan that went down in Lake Winnebago under unknown circumstances with two[…] Read this article
Top Letters And Comments, July 29, 2022 Will Russia Really Leave The ISS? Thank you for a well written, experience-based commentary. Having had the great opportunity to work with a former NASA engineer for several years, I too see the team finding a workable solution to manage[…] Read this article