EPA Sets Updated Emissions Standard for Civil Aircraft Jet Engines
EPA is setting new emissions standards and test procedures for subsonic civil aircraft jet engines, replacing the existing “smoke standard” for those engines with a standard based on particulate matter, the agency said in a final rule released Nov. 22.…
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“These standards and test procedures are equivalent to the engine standards adopted by the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in 2017 and 2020 and will apply to both new type design aircraft engines and in-production aircraft engines,” EPA said. EPA also is moving its existing standard to a new part of the Code of Federal Regulations, it said. The rule is effective Dec. 23.