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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 »

• Over 250 Falcons now flying with Blended Winglets • More than 130 Hawkers now flying with Blended Winglets • API to Exhibit at the 10th Annual LABACE Convention São Paulo, Brazil. August 13, 2013 – Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced today that its Blended Winglets are now flying on more than 250 Falcon 2000,… Read more »

• Over 230 Falcons now flying with Blended Winglets • Steep Approach Approved for Falcon 900 with Blended Winglets • EASA STC for Falcon 50 Blended Winglets nears • Falcon Blended Winglet Retrofits Available in Europe Geneva, Switzerland. May 20, 2013 – Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced today that its Blended Winglets are now flying… Read more »

Orlando, USA. October 29, 2012 – Seattle-based Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced that it recently test flew its futuristic Split Scimitar Blended Winglet, and the results were fantastic. The Split Scimitar Blended Winglet is a follow-on design of API’s proven technology. The Split Winglet features the addition of a Blended ventral fin to the existing… Read more »

API Blended Winglets Certified for Falcon 50 Series Orlando, USA. October 29, 2012 – Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) confirmed today that U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its High Mach Blended Winglets on Falcon 50 series aircraft was received on September 18, 2012. Certification of the Winglets represents the culmination… Read more »

First Flight of Innovative New Winglet Design Orlando, USA. October 29, 2012 – Seattle-based Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced that it recently test flew its futuristic Split Scimitar Blended Winglet, and the results were fantastic. The Split Scimitar Blended Winglet is a follow-on design of API’s proven technology. The Split Winglet features the addition of… Read more »

Seattle, USA. September 18, 2012 – Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced today that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Supplemental Type Certificate approval for its High Mach Blended Winglets on the Falcon 50 series aircraft. European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval is expected to follow shortly. Certification of the Winglets represents the culmination of… Read more »

(Geneva, Switzerland – May 12, 2012) – Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced that the first Falcon 50 equipped with Blended Winglets has arrived in Geneva and will be on static display at the 12th annual EBACE convention. The aircraft is taking a break from Winglet certification flight testing, which started just a few weeks ago,… Read more »