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Seattle, Washington, USA. January 16, 2012 – Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced that as of 2:56 pm PST on Sunday, January 15, 2012 its unique patented* Blended Winglet Technology has saved the worlds commercial and business aircraft operators an estimated three billion gallons of jet fuel. This represents a global reduction in CO2 emissions of… Read more »

Seattle, USA. November 28, 2011 – Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) confirmed today that Transport Canada granted Canadian Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its High Mach Blended Winglets on the Falcon 900 Series late last week. FAA STC was received in September and EASA approval is expected imminently. “We will install Winglets on our first… Read more »

Fast Facts Range increase: Up to 5% at Mach .80 7%+ at LRC Improved climb: Higher initial cruise altitude Faster climb to altitude Installation Downtime: Approximately 4 weeks Authorized installers include: Duncan Aviation BTL & LNK Hawker Pacific Asia XSP Midcoast Aviation CPS Standard Aero IAH & SPI TAG Aviation GVA West Start Aviation ALN… Read more »

Las Vegas, USA. October 9, 2011 – Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced today that it has started shipping the new Scimitar Tip Blended Winglets for Hawker 800 series aircraft. The patented scimitar tip, first announced at NBAA 2010, is an aerodynamic change to the tip-cap of the existing Blended Winglet. This revolutionary improvement is the… Read more »

Winglets for Falcon 50 Series Coming Soon Las Vegas, USA. October 9, 2011 – Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate approval for its High Mach Blended Winglets on the Falcon 900 Series on September 2nd. European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval is expected imminently. Certification of the Winglets… Read more »

Radical new designs from the Leaders in Advanced Winglet Technology Las Vegas, USA. October 9, 2011 – Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) is displaying some revolutionary new Winglet designs, as well as improvements to existing Blended Winglet technology, at the NBAA Convention in Las Vegas. These new Winglet designs, namely the Scimitar Blended Winglet, Spiroid Winglet… Read more »

Seattle, USA / Dubai, UAE. December 6, 2010 – In less than two months since Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced it would begin taking orders for the Falcon 900 series Blended Winglets programs at the NBAA Convention formal commitments have already been received for 10 shipsets, with strong interest from other customers expected to result… Read more »

Seattle, Washington. October 14, 2010… Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) will give away an original oil painting by American Society of Aviation Artists (ASAA) member, and award winning artist, John Reinhold, during the NBAA Convention (October 19-21, 2010). The painting, titled “On Step With the Past” is a multi-show, multi-award winning piece and features a Sikorsky… Read more »

Atlanta, Georgia. October 18, 2010 – Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced today that it expects Blended Winglet certification for retrofits on the Falcon 900 and 50 series aircraft in Q1 and Q3 2011 respectively. API will begin accepting deposits for early delivery positions at the NBAA Convention (October 19-21, 2010); the STC kit price is… Read more »

Atlanta, Georgia. October 18, 2010 – Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced today a new Blended Winglet design for the Hawker 800 Series incorporating its revolutionary new scimitar tip technology. The scimitar tip is a change to the aerodynamic shape of the existing Blended Winglet which provides an additional half a percent drag reduction over the… Read more »