The ultraviolet absorption spectrum of the CF₃CHFO₂ radical, and the kinetics of its reaction with NO, have been studied in the gas phase at 298 K. Absorption cross sections were quantified over the wavelength range 220-290 nm. The measured cross section at 220 nm is σ_CF3CHFO2 (220 nm) = (5.34±1.08)×10^-18 cm² molecule^-1. Errors represent statistical (2σ) and our estimate of potential systematic errors (15%). The rate constant for the reaction of CF₃CFHO₂ radicals with NO was then determined to be k₆=(1.28±0.36)×10^-11 cm³ molecule^-1 s^-1. Errors represent statistical (2σ) and our estimate of potential systematic errors (20%). As part of this work the rate constant for the reaction of F atoms with CF₃CFH₂ was measured and found to be (3.6±0.9)×10 ^-12 cm³ molecules^-1s^-1 at 298 K. Errors are 2σ.