Sheltair, which has 14 FBOs located across Georgia, New York and Florida, has joined Avfuel’s branded FBO network. All Sheltair locations will offer AVTRIP points and Avfuel Contract Fuel, as well as utilize Avfuel’s processing, operational and training systems. Sheltair was founded as a construction business by current CEO Jerry Holland in 1963. Its first […]
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Pilots want mogas support from AOPA, EAA
There is a surprising gem among the results of the AVweb Avgas Survey published on Oct. 6. This statement really caught my attention: “Nearly two thirds of respondents told us they think AOPA and EAA should get more involved in trying to get mogas on more airports.” Five years ago, Barry DiSimone and I wrote […]
$1 avgas experiment to end early
SAN MARCOS, Texas — The $1 a gallon avgas experiment at Redbird Skyport at San Marcos Airport will end Oct. 15, not Oct. 31 as originally planned. That’s because demand for the discounted fuel far exceeded projections. “In preparing for this experiment, we planned for traffic averaging eight times normal,” said Jeff Van West, Skyport […]
The mogas debate
By MICHAEL G. MOONEY The debate about using mogas in aircraft has been around my entire aviation career. I’m a pilot and love all things aviation, but after 25 years working as an aviation fuel supplier, I have some real concerns about the use of automotive motor gasoline (mogas) in aircraft. Aviation fuel suppliers are […]
Details about $1 avgas experiment released
The folks at Redbird Skyport in San Marcos, Texas, are getting a lot of calls and emails about their upcoming $1 a gallon avgas experiment during the month of October. To ensure there’s enough fuel to meet demand, officials have released a few guidelines for the experiment. “The $1 avgas event at the Redbird Skyport […]
Airport commemorates B-17 pilot through new fuel system
U-Fuel has installed one of its “Box” fuel stations at the Lee County-Butters Field Airport (52J) in Bishopville, S.C. The airport took advantage of the new installation to honor the airport’s namesake. The large flat surfaces of U-Fuel’s recently-patented Box system are ideal for graphics, and the airport took advantage of this, company officials noted. […]
Swift Fuels opens aviation gasoline blending facility
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — More than 100 people attended an event Friday, Sept. 13, to unveil two facilities that could bolster the process to commercialize an unleaded high-octane aviation gasoline called 100SF. Officials from Swift Fuels , based in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open their new aviation […]
Airworthy AutoGas prepares for takeoff
Mark Ellery doesn’t understand why aircraft owners “want to purchase fuel at a higher cost” than what he pays for the autogas that fuels his Citabria. “What I don’t understand is, given the imminent demise of 100LL, and given that autogas is suitable for use, and has been approved for use for over 30 years […]
Eastern Fuels selects NATA for training
Eastern Aviation Fuels, the exclusive marketer of Shell branded aviation fuels in the United States, has chosen to partner with the National Air Transportation Association’s NATA Safety 1st to provide training to its branded FBOs. Eastern Aviation Fuels’ customers will receive training in a self-paced and self-directed online platform through NATA Safety 1st. “Our goal […]