Aviation Partners Blended Winglets are the Shape of the Future; World Class Winglet Technology Maximizes Productivity.Business Editors Farnborough International 2000 SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2000 Gracing the wingtips of a Boeing Business Jet The Boeing Business Jet series are factory conversions of Boeing airliners for the corporate jet market, initially the 737 series airliners. This aircraft usually seats between 25 and 50 passengers within a luxurious configuration. (BBJ BBJ Boeing Business Jet BBJ Bad Beat Jackpot (poker) BBJ Black Business Journal BBJ Big Ball Jam (Phish song) BBJ Big Band Jump (radio station) ) at Static Display Area E17 are a pair of 65 inch tall wind sail-like Aviation Partners Boeing Blended Winglets. This is the same Performance-Enhancing Technology which, over the past few years, has revolutionized the range capability, handling characteristics and performance parameters of the legendary Gulfstream II. With over 100 Blended Winglet wing·let n. 1. A small or rudimentary wing. 2. A short, almost vertical stabilizing fin projecting from the tip of an aircraft wing. Systems sold to GII GII Global Information Infrastructure GII Getty Information Institute GII Gasherbrum II (26,360 ft. mountain near Pakistan-China) GII Government Information Infrastructure GII Ghana Integrity Initiative operators, and with Aviation Partners Boeing Blended Winglet Technology as standard configuration on the BBJ, Aviation Partners Inc. and Aviation Partners Boeing have been conducting a quiet revolution in redefining the laws of physics out there at the end of the wingtip. "We've just scratched the surface with Blended Winglet Technology," says Aviation Partners Inc. CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Joe Clark. "Beyond the Gulfstream II and the BBJ are some 10,500 Boeing transport aircraft which can benefit from the same dramatic payload, range and fuel savings benefits possible with Blended Winglet Systems. This Performance Enhancing Technology and its applications to business, airline and cargo aircraft will move ahead rapidly over the next few years. This environmentally friendly system is further reducing airplane takeoff noise." Next-generation Boeing 737s -- including model series 700, 800 and 900 of which some 1,500 units have already been ordered -- will soon enjoy the range and performance benefits achievable only with Blended Winglet Technology. Boeing 737-800 launch customer Hapag-Lloyd recently signed a $20 million order to outfit 26 of its aircraft with Blended Winglet Systems. GATX GATX General American Transportation Corporation , Flightlease, South African Airways South African Airways (SAA) is South Africa's largest domestic and international airline company, with hubs in Cape Town and Johannesburg. It is also known in Afrikaans as Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens (SAL) and other European inclusive Tour operators have committed to the Blended Winglets on their 737-800 fleet. "We believe that anything you can do to enhance the value of an aircraft by improving its performance is a wise investment," says Clark. |
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