FAA seeks to certify 'synthetic fuel blend' by year end

US FAA Office of Environment and Energy Director Carl Burleson said yesterday that the agency hopes to have a "synthetic fuel blend" for powering commercial aircraft "certified by the end of this year." He told reporters that the agency wants a "gasoline source" that is 50% synthetic. He did not...

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