Commentary

Unleaded Avgas: Eagle Malfeasance?

So, how is EAGLE doing? Not great, in my view.

Rick Durden
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Edited By:

Omar Filipovic

When EAGLE (Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Emissions by 2030) was formed in November 2021 it trumpeted that its triumphant march to providing an unleaded high-octane avgas to the world by 2030 was going to be the most transparent “industry/FAA” process ever.

Interestingly, EAGLE’s predecessor, PAFI (Piston Engine Aviation Fuels Initiative), said the same thing when it was formed in 2014, and then failed to deliver on either a fuel or transparency before collapsing in confusion in 2019.

Rick Durden

Senior Editor Rick Durden has written for Aviation Consumer since 1994 and specializes in aviation law. Rick is an active CFII and holds an ATP with type ratings in the Douglas DC-3 and Cessna Citation. He is the author of The Thinking Pilot’s Flight Manual or, How to Survive Flying Little Airplanes and Have a Ball Doing It, Vols. 1 & 2.