Fuel

News and developments about aviation fuel, including jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuel.

FBOs

BBA Aviation Makes Epic Deal

The deal, if approved, would extend Signature Flight Support's reach to more than 400 FBOs worldwide.
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Airports

Fuel Facility Completed at New Russian AIrport

Ahead of next month's World Cup Tournament, Platov International Airport near Rostov-on-Don now has a state-of-the-art fuel facility.
Environment

Illinois Airport Adopts Unleaded Avgas

Rochelle Municipal Airport-Koritz Field is the first in the state to offer UL94, which is authorized for use by the FAA in more than 100,000 aircraft.
FBOs

Phillips 66 Bolsters Branded FBO Network

The fuel provider added five locations to what is already the largest FBO network in the country.
Airlines

Boeing Promotes Aviation Biofuel in Africa

Teams with several stakeholders to identify and develop feed stocks on the continent
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Fuel

StandardAero, Papillon Ink Crash-resistant Fuel Tank Deal

StandardAero will supply 40 retrofittable crash-resistant fuel tanks for Papillon’s Grand Canyon Helicopter fleet of Airbus AS350B3 and EC130B4 aircraft.
Fuel

XJet Chooses AEG as Fuel Provider

AEG Fuels will be the exclusive fuel provider at Xjet's flagship facility in Denver, as well as its facility in London.
FBOs

Signature To Acquire Cali Airport Self-serve Fuel Operation

The FBO chain expections to expand its facility at Santa Barbara Airport, with the pending acquisition of Mag Aviation Fuel.
Airports

Air BP Arrives in Iceland

The move expands the fuel provider's Nordic footprint, adding to its locations in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands.
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Fuel

NATA Launches Supplemental Safety Training Program

Program provides background information on diesel exhaust fluid, identifying possible risk contamination pathways and mitigation steps.
Fuel

World Fuel Expands French Network

The Miami-baed fuel provider is now operating at several key locations in France.
Fuel

FAA Issues Fuel Contamination Warning

The problem was noted by operators who refueled in Omaha, Nebraska in the week before Thanksgiving.
Fuel

Air BP Fuels First EFTA Training Aircraft

Air BP's first contract with Emirates Flight Training Academy is to fuel the first two of the facility's Currus SR22 G6 aircraft.
Fuel

ENOC Claims To Fuel 55 Percent of DXB Flights

Unit supports over 330 flights a day from DXB
Fuel

Shell Named as Sole Fuel Provider at Oman’s Salalah Airport

This agreement makes Shell the fuel provider at Oman's two largest airports
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FBOs

Avfuel Boosts Dealer Network

While it expands its network, the global fuel provider has instituted several new programs to keep customers in the family.
Fuel

UAS Launches New Fuel Management Tool

Available as both a web and mobile device application, the platform promises to simplify the fuel purchasing process.
Fuel

FuelerLinx To Introduce New Billing Portal

VendorLinx promises to streamline the invoicing process for both flight departments and fuel vendors.
Fuel

New Jet Biofuel Derived from Oil-producing Sugarcane

If grown on 23 million acres of now-marginal land in the U.S. Southeast, the sugarcane-plant feedstock could supply 65 percent of U.S. jet-A consumption.
Charter & Fractional

BP Ties Up with Online Air Charter Broker Victor

Through its cooperation with Air BP, Victor will further develop its core digital platform.
FBOs

Higher Jet-A Fuel Prices Likely in Wake of Harvey

Probability of any kind of nationwide jet-A shortage is remote provided “people don't panic buy."
Airports

Harvey Closes Texas Airports, Could Spike Jet-A Prices

The FAA also issued a strong warning to drone operators to keep their aircraft on the ground during rescue and recovery operations.
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Fuel

New Fuel App Looks To Lower Trip Costs, CO2 Emissions

Developed by Texas-based, AMS Fuel Solutions, FuelApp1 is a software package in search of customers.
Fuel

Air BP Takes Over Fueling at Cape Town Airport

The new contract gives the global fuel provider fueling operations at nine South African airports.
Fuel

Air BP Opens Fueling Location at London Redhill Airport

The global fuel company is now the sole provider at Redhill Aerodrome.
Environment

Birds of a Feather, Fly On Biofuel Together

Bombardier's EBACE demonstration fleet made its final lap to this year's EBACE powered by biofuel.
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Fuel

Avfuel Enthused by European Traffic Surge

A combination of partnerships and adding new strategic locations has Avfuel's numbers up and running.
Avionics

RocketRoute Integrates Capabilities in Single App

New enhanced RocketRoute app takes capabilities beyond flight planning and fuel to add ground handlers/FBOs all within the same app.
Fuel

World Fuel Services Increases European Presence

The Miami-based fuel provider has added new locations in the UK, France, Germany and Italy, following an acquistion of 22 ExxonMobil Operations.
Fuel

Fuel Prices on Slow Burn

As business aviation activity increases, fuel prices should remain stable in 2017.
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