Podcast: California Avgas Lawsuit – Industry View

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Key Takeaways:

  • The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) intends to sue California aviation businesses and avgas refiners over lead contamination issues, a move that caught the industry off guard.
  • There is uncertainty as to whether the FAA's sole jurisdiction over aviation safety can preempt CEH's legal challenge.
  • Industry associations are expected to provide assistance to smaller businesses that might be named in the potential lawsuit.
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When the Center for Environmental Health notified California aviation businesses and avgas refiners of its intent to sue them over lead contamination issues, the entire industry was caught off guard. In this podcast, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s Walter Derosier tells AVweb that it’s too soon to sort out whether the FAA can preempt CEH’s challenge because of its sole jurisdiction on everything related to aviation safety. Further, he explains that some of the smaller businesses who potentially could be named in the suit will likely get help from industry associations.

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