Avgas (100LL) isn’t banned yet. What is banned, starting may 2025, is importing or mixing the lead additive (TEL) itself, so avgas cannot be produced in Europe.
This means that avgas will have to be imported from elsewhere, which should raise its price and provide an incentive to move away from using it.
This is a very soft handed approach, I’ll just say I’m very glad I don’t live close to an airfield…
Edit: jet fuel doesn’t contain lead. Only piston engine aircraft use this fuel.
Not for mass aviation, that’s Kerosene (no, really, jet fuel is kerosene done to slightly fancier standards than your lantern fuel), which is unleaded fuel
Other guy explained avgas, which is leaded but not nearly as used as jet fuel
We still use leaded gas for aviation, as does (I believe) the EU (I’m guessing RoW, too).
(Supposed to be banned this year in the EU but AFAICT pushed back until 2032.)
Avgas (100LL) isn’t banned yet. What is banned, starting may 2025, is importing or mixing the lead additive (TEL) itself, so avgas cannot be produced in Europe.
This means that avgas will have to be imported from elsewhere, which should raise its price and provide an incentive to move away from using it.
This is a very soft handed approach, I’ll just say I’m very glad I don’t live close to an airfield…
Edit: jet fuel doesn’t contain lead. Only piston engine aircraft use this fuel.
Not for mass aviation, that’s Kerosene (no, really, jet fuel is kerosene done to slightly fancier standards than your lantern fuel), which is unleaded fuel
Other guy explained avgas, which is leaded but not nearly as used as jet fuel