Duncan Aviation Completes Installations of Aviation Partners Blended Winglets on Falcon 2000EXs
October 20, 2009
BATTLE CREEK, MICH. - Duncan Aviation has completed installations of after-market winglets for the Falcon 2000EX on several aircraft. This summer, Duncan Aviation became the first North American center to install the High-Mach Blended Winglets for the Falcon 2000 series. Installed and certified in the second quarter of 2009, Aviation Partners (API) Blended Winglets are now available to all Falcon 2000/2000EX operators.
"Operators are telling us that they have noticed a significant fuel savings within the first few hours after installation," says Dale Hawkins, Aircraft Service Sales Representative with Duncan Aviation-Battle Creek.
Duncan Aviation is also an installation center for the Hawker 800 series Blended Winglet program.
Falcon Service Sales Representatives
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Hubbard, Pete - Airframe Service Sales Rep - Lincoln, NE (LNK). Aviation professional since 1977. Airframes: Falcon |
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Direct: 402.479.4164 Mobile: 402.326.0710 Fax: 402.479.1645 |
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Klenke, Tim - Airframe Service Sales Rep - Lincoln, NE (LNK). Aviation professional since 1982. Airframes: Astra / Westwind, Falcon, Gulfstream |
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Direct: 402.479.1679 Mobile: 402.432.2367 |
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Monk, Alan - Airframe Service Sales Rep - Battle Creek, MI (BTL). Aviation professional since 1984. Airframes: Falcon, Hawker |
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Direct: 269.969.8423 Mobile: 269.209.0436 Fax: 269.969.8489 |
About Aviation Partners, Inc.
Seattle, Washington-based Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) is the world leader in advanced Winglet technology. API's patented Performance Enhancing Blended Winglets have been designed and certified for a number of commercial and business aircraft; applications include Boeing, Falcon, Hawker and Gulfstream airframes. Over 3,500 in-service aircraft have saved an estimated 1.7 billion gallons of fuel. In addition to the 5-7% improvement in fuel burn, Blended Winglets have reduced global CO2 emissions by almost 19 million tons. Additional airframe programs are in development for existing Blended Winglet technology, and future Winglet designs will lead to greater incremental improvements in performance, fuel savings and emissions reduction.
About Duncan Aviation
Duncan Aviation is an aircraft service provider supporting the aviation needs of government and business operators and other service providers. Services include major and minor airframe inspections and maintenance, engine services, major retrofits for cabin and cockpit systems in addition to full paint and interior services and aircraft sales and acquisitions. Duncan Aviation also has aircraft components solutions experts available 24/7/365 at 800.228.1836 or 402.475.4125 (international) who can handle any aircraft system problem with immediate exchanges, rotables, loaners or avionics/instrument/accessory/propeller repairs and overhauls.
Complete service facilities are located in Lincoln, Neb., and Battle Creek, Mich. Additional locations include more than 20 satellite avionics facilities strategically located throughout the United States.
For more information about any of Duncan Aviation's services, contact us at 402.475.2611 or 800.228.4277. Or visit us on the web at www.DuncanAviation.aero.
You can visit Duncan Aviation at the NBAA Convention in Orlando Oct. 20-22 at Booth #3600. To see which Duncan Aviation experts will be on-hand to answer questions, go to www.DuncanAviation.aero/nbaa.
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