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Thu, Aug 30, 2018

Swift Fuels Suspends Work On PAFI Efforts

Has Transitioned To A High-Octane Avgas Replacement Which Is Not Part of The Program

Swift Fuels has suspended its work activities in the Phase-II Piston Alternative Fuels Initiative (PAFI), the company announced Wednesday. It has instead transitioned to a high-octane unleaded avgas replacement which is not part of the current PAFI program.

The company is working privately with FAA and OEM’s utilizing an alternative pathway for FAA certification status which is already in progress. Engine and flight testing of their new unleaded fuel has been on-going for the past several months across the U.S. during a period when PAFI testing had been delayed.

"The company wants to maintain the momentum that we’ve started. We’re hopeful our new fuel will be accepted by pilots as the ‘best’ fleetwide unleaded avgas alternative to replace 100LL," said Chris D’Acosta, Swift Fuels CEO. "All our unleaded fuels are premium quality, reliable, intermixable for transition, and low toxicity - with no plug fouling or oil contamination – resulting in longer engine life and lower operating costs. At Swift Fuels, we expect all our high-octane unleaded fuels to be priced commercially competitive with 100LL.”

Swift Fuels is the only company producing an unleaded avgas in the US – their UL94 unleaded avgas currently serves 110,000 aircraft in the US piston fleet with a ‘drop-in ready’ alternative.

(Source: Swift Fuels news release)

FMI: www.swiftfuels.com

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