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Shanghai, China – April 12, 2016… Aviation Partners®, Inc. (API) announced that less than a year after the initial FAA STC was granted for Split Scimitar Winglets (SSWs) on BBJ aircraft, there are already eight of the type wearing this revolutionary new Winglet technology. That’s in addition to almost 700 Next-Generation Boeing 737 airliners retrofitted by Aviation… Read more »

Las Vegas, November 16, 2015… On the eve of the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition two world leaders, one in advanced winglet technology and the other in shape-adaptive structures, announce they are entering into a joint venture. Seattle, Washington based Aviation Partners, Inc. is in the final stages of forming a JV with FlexSys,… Read more »

Las Vegas, November 16, 2015… Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced today that the fifth in-service BBJ retrofitted with Split Scimitar Winglets (SSWs) is about to return to service after a full aircraft re-paint. The SSWs, developed by Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), a joint venture between API and The Boeing Company, recently received FAA and EASA… Read more »

NEWS RELEASE Split Scimitar™ Winglets EASA Approved for the Boeing Business Jet Seattle, USA. July 31, 2015… Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced today that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) recently granted Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the Split Scimitar Winglet (SSW) retrofit on BBJ aircraft. The approval was granted to Aviation Partners Boeing… Read more »

Seattle, Washington, USA. June 5, 2015 – Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced that as of 12:15 am PDT today its unique Blended Winglet Technology has saved the worlds commercial and business jet operators an estimated five billion gallons of jet fuel. This represents a global reduction in CO2 emissions of over 107 billion lbs (or… Read more »

May 18, 2015… Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced today that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently granted Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the Split Scimitar Winglet (SSW) retrofit on BBJ aircraft. European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval is expected to follow shortly. The approval was granted to Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), a joint… Read more »

Geneva, Switzerland. May 19, 2014… Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) is here at EBACE to discuss the latest upgrade for BBJs, the new Split Scimitar Winglets (SSWs). The SSWs, recently certified for the 737-800 (including BBJ2) by Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), API’s joint venture with the Boeing Company, are already in-service with a number of major… Read more »

Geneva, Switzerland. May 19, 2014… Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced today that its Blended Winglets are now flying on almost 300 Falcon 2000, 900 and 50 series aircraft. The High-Mach Blended Winglets, initially announced for the Falcon 2000 series at EBACE in 2007 and certified in May 2009, are now FAA approved for all Falcon… Read more »

Las Vegas, October 21, 2013… Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) today announced that Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), its joint venture with the Boeing Company, has launched its new Split Scimitar™ Winglet (SSW) program for the Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) family of aircraft. The announcement to launch the BBJ SSW comes on the heels of similar announcements… Read more »

Las Vegas, October 21, 2013… On the eve of the 2013 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced that its unique Blended Winglet Technology will have saved the worlds commercial and business aircraft operators an estimated four billion gallons of jet fuel by year end. This represents a global reduction in… Read more »