Indian Oil Corporation commences export of AVGAS used in piston engine aircraft and UAVs

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has started the export of AVGAS 100 LL, a special aviation fuel meant for piston engine aircrafts and unmanned ariel vehicles (drones). “In the first-ever instance of India exporting this fuel, marking its entry into an estimated USD 2.7-billion global market,” IOC said in a statement. AVGAS or Aviation gasoline is mostly used to power unmanned aerial vehicles and piston-engine aircraft used by Flying Training Organisations (FTOs) and defence forces for training pilots. Until recently, AVGAS 100 LL fuel was imported at a huge cost from European countries for decades. Since September 2022, IOC started producing