Avfuel Corporation — a global supplier of aviation fuel and services — is collaborating with General Aviation Modifications Inc. (GAMI) to get the newly approved G100UL to FBOs and, ultimately, in your airplane.
On Sept. 1, 2022, GAMI received fleet-wide STC approval from the FAA for its high octane unleaded avgas, fulfilling a key first step to market introduction.
“Today is a momentous occasion for the aviation industry,” said Craig Sincock, Avfuel’s president and CEO. “Aviators have long been in search of an FAA-approved, viable, unleaded avgas solution, and GAMI receiving a functional fleet-wide approval for its G100UL is cause for celebration.”
Through its Avfuel Technology Initiatives Corporation (ATIC), Avfuel will work with GAMI to take the fuel from test batches in the lab to airport fuel tanks, “using its fuel supply expertise to help the engineering company and industry counterparts navigate the complexities of commercialization,” company officials said.
ATIC will support the initiative by handling the logistics of G100UL’s distribution, helping to establish a supply chain for bringing the unleaded avgas to market on a commercial scale, Avfuel officials elaborated.
“Together, GAMI and ATIC will ensure G100UL avgas is available to all major distributors and vendors on an equitable basis in terms of access and economics,” Avfuel officials said.
“Our arrangement is that any qualified refiner or blender of existing aviation fuels will be eligible to produce and sell G100UL subject to the requirements that the FAA has approved,” explained George Braly, GAMI’s co-founder and head of engineering.
ATIC has been in collaboration with GAMI for many years regarding the development of G100UL, Avfuel officials said. They add the “commercialization process will take time.”
“G100UL avgas will expand nationally over a period of a few years at a pace driven by the rate at which the production and distribution infrastructure can be put in place,” said Braly. “The first customers for the fuel are likely to be entities like flight schools. From there, the fuel will gradually become widely available as production of distribution infrastructure is developed.”
“Avfuel has worked to advance the unleaded avgas effort for many years, applying its expertise in areas of logistics, infrastructure, and market development,” Sincock said. “It has always been our intention to do whatever we can to advance an unleaded avgas solution. Quite simply, we owe it to our industry, our communities, and the companies that have worked diligently toward a suitable answer to help make a solution work.”
To learn more about GAMI’s G100UL high-octane unleaded avgas, go to Avfuel.com/NoLead or GAMI.com.
This is a good step forward !