FAA Announces Finalists Working to Get the Lead out of General Aviation Fuel

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Press Release For Immediate Release Date: March 29, 2016 Contact: Alison Duquette Phone: 202-267-3883 You are subscribed to News updates for the Federal Aviation Administration. A new Press Release is now available. We've included a copy of the release in this email. WASHINGTON – As part of its ongoing efforts to develop an acceptable unleaded fuel for small airplanes, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it has selected two unleaded fuels for further testing. This will move the general aviation (GA) community a step closer to having new fuels that eliminate their reliance on leaded fuel.   "Small aircraft are the only mode of transportation that still relies on leaded fuel. We're committed to finding safe fuels that benefit the environment and our general aviation community from this transportation source," said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.   Fuel formulations from Shell and Swift Fuels were selected for Phase 2 engine and aircraft testing.  Test data will help the companies obtain an ASTM International Production Specification for their fuels and allow the FAA to authorize the existing GA fleet to use the unleaded replacement fuels.  The testing will begin this summer and conclude in 2018.   The Piston Aviation Fuels Initiative (PAFI), a government and industry partnership, is facilitating the development and deployment of a new unleaded aviation fuel that can be readily available across the GA fleet.  Congress appropriated $7 million for the fiscal year 2016 budget to support the PAFI test program at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center.   "Government and industry are successfully working together to lower aviation emissions.  We're on track to have unleaded aviation gasoline fully evaluated and ready to be authorized for use by the general aviation fleet in 2018," said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. As part of PAFI, in June 2013 the FAA requested that fuel producers submit their replacement fuel proposals to the FAA for evaluation.  By July 2014, the agency received 17 formulations from six companies and assessed candidate fuels in terms of their impact on the existing fleet, the production and distribution infrastructure, the impact on the environment, toxicology, and the cost of aircraft operations.  In September 2014, the FAA accepted four fuel formulations into the PAFI Phase 1 test program.   Approximately 167,000 GA aircraft in the U.S. currently rely on 100 octane low-lead aviation gasoline for safe operation.  The small quantity of lead in the fuel creates the high octane levels needed for high-performance aircraft.  Most commercial airplanes do not use leaded gas.  Visit the FAA's aviation gasoline website to learn more.   Background on the PAFI Test Program: Phase 1 testing of the four candidate fuels concluded in December 2015.  It included basic fit-for-purpose and chemical property laboratory evaluations, six rig tests, materials compatibility testing, engine testing, and a literature study which evaluated the chemical components of the fuels to obtain information on their toxicity and environmental impact.  The companies then used the Phase 1 data to update the feasibility assessments that they submitted with their original proposals to assess the impact of their fuel on the current GA fleet of engines and aircraft, including the number and extent of aircraft modifications.  They also examined production and distribution costs and environmental factors.  The FAA reviewed the Phase 1 PAFI data and the updated feasibility assessments, and then selected the two fuels which would have the least impact on the GA fleet and on the fuel production and distribution infrastructure.  Please do not reply to this message. See our Contact FAA page for contact information.

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FAA Proposes $52,000 Civil Penalty Against The Home Depot, Inc. for Alleged HazMat Violations

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Press Release For Immediate Release Date: March 29, 2016 Contact: Elizabeth Isham Cory Phone: 847-294-7849; elizabeth.cory@faa.gov You are subscribed to News updates for the Federal Aviation Administration. A new Press Release is now available. We've included a copy of the release in this email. FAA Proposes $52,000 Civil Penalty Against The Home Depot, Inc. for Alleged HazMat Violations   WASHINGTON, D.C.  — The U.S Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $52,000 civil penalty against The Home Depot, Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.   The FAA alleges that on Oct. 3, 2014, The Home Depot offered a box containing 16 cans of spray paint, a flammable aerosol, to UPS for shipment by air from San Antonio, Texas, to Pleasant Prairie, Wis. A UPS employee in San Antonio discovered the shipment before it was loaded onto the aircraft.   The FAA alleges the shipments were not accompanied by papers indicating the hazardous nature of their contents and were not properly marked or labeled. The company also failed to provide required emergency response information with the shipment, the FAA alleges.   The Home Depot has 30 days from receipt of the FAA's enforcement letter to respond to the agency.   Please do not reply to this message. See our Contact FAA page for contact information.

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FAA Doubles “Blanket” Altitude for Many UAS Flights

March 29 -- New 400-foot "blanket" clearance streamlines authorizations for commercial and, government UAS operations and the FAA.

News & Update You are subscribed to News & Updates from the FAA Homepage. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. FAA Doubles "Blanket" Altitude for Many UAS Flights After a comprehensive risk analysis, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has raised the unmanned aircraft (UAS) "blanket" altitude authorization for Section 333 exemption holders and government aircraft operators to 400 feet. Previously, the agency had put in place a nationwide Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) for such flights up to 200 feet.   The new COA policy allows small unmanned aircraft -- operated as other than model aircraft (i.e. commercial use) -- to fly up to 400 feet anywhere in the country except restricted airspace and other areas, such as major cities, where the agency prohibits UAS operations.   "This is another milestone in our effort to change the traditional speed of government," said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. "Expanding the authorized airspace for these operations means government and industry can carry out unmanned aircraft missions more quickly and with less red tape."   The FAA expects the move will reduce the workload for COA applications for industry UAS operators, government agencies and the FAA's Air Traffic Organization. The agency also estimates the move will lessen the need for individual COAs by 30 to 40 percent. Other provisions of an FAA authorization, such as registering the UAS and making sure pilots have the proper certification, still apply. Under the blanket COA, the FAA will permit flights at or below 400 feet for UAS operators with a Section 333 exemption for aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds and for government UAS operations. Operators must fly under daytime Visual Flight Rules, keep the UAS within visual line of sight of the pilot and stay certain distances away from airports or heliports: Five nautical miles (NM) from an airport having an operational control tower; or Three NM from an airport with a published instrument flight procedure, but not an operational tower; or Two NM from an airport without a published instrument flight procedure or an operational tower; or Two NM from a heliport with a published instrument flight procedure.   ### Please do not reply to this message. See our Contact FAA page for contact information.

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