Two Aspen businessmen have a proposal they believe could revolutionize how private aircraft are serviced at airports across the country, according to a story from the Glenwood Springs Post Independent. Cliff Runge and Andrew Doremus want to start a second FBO at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, with a twist to their business plan: The two plan to take $1 from every gallon of aircraft fuel sold and commit it to an alternative energy project. The story quotes Runge:
“If there’s one industry in the world that could change its image the most with a little thing, it’s general aviation.”
These gentlemen could also improve the image of their new FBO by selling unleaded, ethanol-free Mogas in addition to Jet-A. G.A. consumes half of all the leaded fuel in the U.S., but 70%-80% of all piston-engine airplanes run just fine on 91 octane Premium gasoline, provided it is ethanol free. On top of that, their Mogas would be substantially less expensive than 100LL leaded avgas, a good thing for aviation.