(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 »
(Seattle – April 18, 2012) – Joe Clark, Founder and CEO of Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced today the promotion of Gary Dunn to Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Dunn joined API in the mid-1990s to support the Gulfstream II Blended Winglet program, and moved to the sales team in 2001. Dunn has over… Read more »
(Seattle – March 12, 2012) – Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) announced that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) granted Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its High Mach Blended Winglets on Falcon 900 Series aircraft on March 8, 2012. The initial FAA STC was issued on September 2, 2011. Certification of the Winglets represents the… Read more »
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 »