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All winglets are designed with the same goal: reduce drag, improve fuel efficiency and extend range. And they’re succeeding. Winglets are estimated to have saved billions of gallons of jet fuel. As leaders in the game since the 1990s, we are deeply familiar with the advancements and accomplishments in winglet technology across the aviation industry.… Read more »

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) welcomed Aviation Partners and four others as members into the association. Membership in the international organization includes companies that meet a criteria of advancing the safety and interests of aviation, as well as demonstrating a high standard of corporate ethics. READ MORE  

West Star Aviation’s Chattanooga, TN facility was recently named as an Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) Authorized Winglet Installation Center for Falcon Aircraft. “API’s winglet installation relationship with West Star goes back almost 20 years, starting with the Hawkers at Grand Junction in 2004, and more recently the Falcons at East Alton in 2010,” said Aviation Partners president… Read more »

Aviation Partners’ blended winglets have seen such tremendous success in commercial aviation that we tend to forget that their success started with Boeing Business Jets when offered as standard equipment in the 737-based BBJ family in 1999. Read the article in Elite Wings Magazine, pages 86-89.

Aviation Partners, developer of the blended winglets seen on business jets, including Falcons, Hawkers, and BBJs (and Boeing airliners), and the inspiration for the winglets many OEMs have since designed for their own jets—may soon add another aircraft to the list of models retrofittable with the fuel-saving devices. “We are in the early stages of… Read more »

Practical Sustainability Solutions for the Now Just a decade ago, “sustainable flight department” meant one that could justify its existence by increasing the company’s bottom line, or proving a need for the executive travel utility it provided – or a combination thereof. Today “sustainability” is described as the best method for lowering man-made carbon emissions.… Read more »