AVGAS over by 2024 in Europe
It looks like the future of AVgas in europe is doomed.
The supplier of lead Thetraetil additive ( 0,5 grammes per liter of fuel) is based in the UK. UK is out of the EU.
The ban for Avgas in europe is starting to gain grounds in Gemany due to the green party, it will spread quickly; The issue will end up in Brussels at Parliament in the next years, wher few are likely to defend any bill in this respects.
The search for consensus at any cost in Euope is strong among political parties, nodody is likely to support owners of old dynosaurs engines like Lycoming and Continental.
The training industry shifts towards the use of Jet A1 equipping diesel engines. This will be a good justification for potential lack of support.
AVgas no longer produced in Europe but not banned? It will need to be imported from the US, cost at the pump ? easy around 4-5 euros liter.
AVgas banned in the next years ? Game over.
The leaders in research for an alternative aditive to anti knock lead properties, GAMI indutries in the US, are struggling to find an alternative but so far no headyway.
Here we go, up for a nasty surprise..