Company History-Timeline | Aviation Partners Boeing

Joe Clark and Dennis Washington form Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) and hire Dr. Bernie Gratzer and a dream team of retired Boeing and Lockheed aerospace engineers.

Aviation Partners, Inc. installs high-aspect-ratio Blended Winglets on Gulfstream II and immediately markets the retrofit after FAA approval.
Aviation Partners, Inc. flight-tests Spiroid wingtips on a Gulfstream II and achieves more than 10% greater fuel-efficiency at cruise but delays commercialization in favor of Blended Winglets that are more stylish and more easily satisfy FAA and aircraft authorities.

September 20th: Dr. Bernie Gratzer receives patent #5,348,253 for Blended Winglets.

Clay Lacy knocks two hours off the Los Angeles to Paris World Speed Record on a Gulfstream II with API Blended Winglets.

Clay Lacy established seven new time-to-climb records, including a dramatic climb from sea level to 40,000 ft (12,000 m) in just 6 minutes and 20 seconds on a Gulfstream II with API Blended Winglets.

Aviation Partners, Inc. Blended Winglets tested on Boeing Business Jet.
Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) joint venture formed to offer Blended Winglets for Boeing aircraft. Blended Winglets are offered as a standard feature on the Boeing Business Jet.

September 5th: APB awarded Supplemental Type Certificate for 737-BBJ Blended Winglets.

March 23rd: APB awarded Supplemental Type Certificate for 737-800 Blended Winglets.
Hapag-Lloyd is the first airline to operate a Boeing 737-800 with retrofit Blended Winglet technology.
South African Airlines is first to order winglet-equipped Boeing 737-800s, stating that the winglets allow the 737 to outperform the rival Airbus A320 on long flights.
Air-Berlin is first to fly a Boeing 737-800 with factory-installed Blended Winglets.
August 27th: APB awarded Supplemental Type Certificate for 737-700 Blended Winglets.

July 8th: Copa Airlines becomes first operator in Americas to fly with Blended Winglet technology.

May 29th: APB awarded Supplemental Type Certificate for 737-300 Blended Winglets.
June 2nd: WestJet Airlines orders up to 94 shipsets of 737-NG Blended Winglets
June 12th: Southwest Airlines orders 169 shipsets of 737-700 retrofit Blended Winglets.

April 26th: Continental Airlines becomes the first U.S. Major to order Blended Winglets when they place an order for both 757-200 and 737-NG Blended Winglets.
May 9th: Shandong Airlines becomes first Chinese operator to order Blended Winglets from APB.
July 9th: All Nippon Airways orders 45 shipsets of 737-700 Blended Winglets.
October 16th: 500th shipset of Blended is installed on a Continental Airlines 737-800.

February 24th: Ryanair places largest single order in APB’s history announcing that they will purchase 225 shipsets of 737-800 Blended Winglets.
May 23rd: APB awarded Supplemental Type Certificate for 757-200 Blended Winglets.
October 24th: GOL Linhas Areas Inteligentes S.A. orders 60 shipsets of 737-800 Blended Winglets.
October 31st: Virgin Express becomes the first customer to order 737-300 Blended Winglets.

March 29th: American Airlines orders 76 additional shipsets of 737-800 Blended Winglets.
May 1st: 1000th shipset of Blended Winglets is installed on an American Airlines 757-200.
May 26th: Northwest Airlines orders 757-200 Blended Winglets.
June 20th: Southwest Airlines orders up to 90 shipsets of 737-300 Blended Winglets.
July 19th: American Airlines orders 104 additional shipsets of 757-200 Blended Winglets.
September 26th: Continental Airlines orders 48 shipsets of 737-300 and 737-500 Blended Winglets.
September 26th: With orders from Continental Airlines, KLM, and Alaska Airlines, APB launches certification program for 737-900 Blended Winglets.
October 12th: US Airways orders 757-200 Blended Winglets.

February 22nd: APB receives 2007 Airline Industry Aviation Technology Achievement award from Air Transport World.
March 22nd: United Airlines orders 757-200 Blended Winglets.
March 28th: With order from American Airlines for 47 shipsets, APB formally launches certification program for 767-300ER Blended Winglets.
March 30th: APB and Alaska Airlines enter into Hometown Partnership; Alaska Airlines agrees to install Blended Winglets on all future new 737-NG aircraft deliveries.
May 17th: Delta Air Lines orders 737-800 retrofit; 737-700 in-production; and 757-200 Blended Winglets.
May 24th: APB awarded FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for 737-500 Blended Winglets.
June 8th: Delta Air Lines orders 767-300ER Blended Winglets.
September 13th: Aviation Capital Group commits to order for 100+ 737-700/800 in-production Blended Winglet Systems.
September 14th: Air Berlin orders 85 737-700/800 in-production Blended Winglets Systems.
October 10th: APB awarded FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for 737-900 Blended Winglets.
December 6th: 2000th shipset of Blended Winglets is installed on a Continental Airlines 737-900.
December 21st: AirTran orders 54 737-700 Blended Winglet Systems completing fleet-wide transition to Blended Winglets.

March 15th: Norwegian Air Shuttle orders 42 737-800 in-production Blended Winglet Systems.
March 20th: Turkish Airlines orders 22 737-800 retrofit Blended Winglet Systems to complete 100% fleet transition to Blended Winglet technology.
March 26th: Xiamen Airlines orders 37 737-800 in-production Blended Winglet Systems.
April 2nd: Southwest Airlines exercises options for 31 additional 737-300 Blended Winglet Systems.
April 17th: RBS Aviation Capital orders 40 additional 737-700/800 in-production Blended Winglet Systems.
May 19th: TUIfly Nordic becomes 7th customer for 767-300ER Blended Winglets.
June 4th: GOL orders 40 additional 737-700/800 in-production Blended Winglet Systems.
June 16th: DHL becomes 8th customer for 767-300ER Blended Winglets.
June 26th: With orders from Continental Airlines and Condor, APB formally launches 757-300 Blended Winglet certification program.
July 8th: Air New Zealand becomes 9th pre-certification customer for 767-300ER Blended Winglets with order for 5 Systems.
July 17th: FlyDubai orders 50 737-700/800 in-production Blended Winglet Systems.
July 20th: 767-300ER Blended Winglets make first flight (non-revenue) to start certification flight test program.
July 23rd: DAE Capital orders 50 737-700/800 in-production Blended Winglet Systems.
September 9th: Hawaiian Airlines become 10th pre-certification customer for 767-300ER Blended Winglets with order for 8 Systems.
September 10th: The Government of Iraq signs agreement with APB for 30 shipsets of 737-NG winglets for in-production installation on new< aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between 2013-2017.
September 18th: TuiFly / ThomsonFly exercise options to purchase 9 additional 767-300ER and 12 additional 757-200 Blended Winglet Systems.
December 8th: Yakutia becomes first airline in Russia to order Blended Winglets (757-200).

January 13th: LAN exercises options for 11 additional 767-300ER Blended Winglets Systems (taking total order to 37 shipsets).
January 27th: Garuda Indonesian Airlines orders 25 shipsets of 737-800 Blended Winglets to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between June 2009 and May 2012.
February 27th: American Airlines orders 43 additional shipsets of 737-800 Blended Winglets to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between July 2009 and December 2010.
March 6th: APB awarded Supplement Type Certificate for 767-300ER Blended Winglets
March 4th: Jet Airways and JetLite order 30 shipsets of 737-800 Blended Winglets to be installed in-production by Boeing for new aircraft to be delivered between July 2009 and February 2015.
March 26th: APB awarded Supplemental Type Certificate for 767-300ER Blended Winglets by EASA
July 16: APB awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate for 737-500 Blended Winglets by EASA
August 16: APB awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate for 757-300 Blended Winglets by the FAA
September 2: APB was awarded the STC for the 767-300 Freighter from EASA

February 25th: China Southern Airlines orders 55 737-700/800 Blended Winglet systems to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between May 2011 and October 2013.
May 4th: Hainan Airlines orders 45 737-800 Blended Winglet systems to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between April 2011 and April 2015.
May 13th: Allegiant orders 6 757-200 Blended Winglet systems.
May 18th: Malaysia Airlines orders 35 737-800 Blended Winglet systems to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between September 2010 and December 2014.
June 6th: Air China orders 30 737-800 Blended Winglet systems to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between January 2011 and August 2014.
July 16th: Babcock & Brown orders 20 737-800 Blended Winglet systems to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between March 2011 and May 2014.
July 20th: Air Algerie orders 14 737-800 Blended Winglet systems; half for immediate retrofit and half to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between September 2010 and June 2011.
November 5th: Air Lease Corporation orders 60 737-800 Blended Winglet systems to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between 2012 and 2017.
December 7th: Aerosvit Airlines orders 7 767-300ER, 2 737-500, and 1 737-300 Blended Winglet systems.

January 6th: Delta Air Lines orders 25 additional 757-200 Blended Winglet systems.
February 1st: China Eastern orders 30 737-700/800 Blended Winglet systems to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between July 2011 and October 2015.
March 29th: Virgin Blue orders 50 737-800 Blended Winglet systems to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between July 2011 and September 2015.
March 29th: CIT Leasing Corporation orders 38 737-800 Blended Winglet systems to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between September 2011 and March 2017.
May 11th: Shandong Airlines orders 16 737-800 Blended Winglet systems to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between July 2011 and October 2013.
May 12th: Ethiopian Airlines orders 10 737-800 Blended Winglet systems to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between November 2011 and June 2015.
May 12th: ILFC orders 33 737-800 Blended Winglet systems to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between September 2012 and February 2016.
May 13th: United Air Lines orders 12 767-300ER Blended Winglet systems.
July 8th: Shenzhen Airlines orders 40 737-700/800 Blended Winglet systems
to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from
Boeing between 2012 and 2015.
July 27th: GOL orders 20 additional 737-700/800 Blended Winglet systems to
be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing
between 2016 and 2018.
August 5th: Delta Air Lines orders 8 additional 767-300ER Blended Winglet
systems.
August 31st: El Al orders 3 737-800 Blended Winglet retrofit systems.
September 14th: Air China orders 20 737-800 Blended Winglet systems to be
installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing
between January 2013 and July 2015.
November 15th: Southwest Airlines orders 23 737-700/800 Blended Winglet
systems to be installed in-production for new aircraft scheduled to deliver
from Boeing in 2012.
November 18th: United Airlines orders 2 additional 767-300ER Blended
Winglet systems.
November 30th: GECAS orders up to 160 additional 737-700/800 Blended
Winglet systems.
December 5th: Ethiopian Airlines orders 3 767-300ER Blended Winglet
systems.
December 8th: Delta Air Lines orders 4 additional 767-300ER Blended Winglet
systems.
December 23rd: Azerbaijan Airlines orders 2 767-300ER Blended Winglet
systems.
December 30th: Lion Air orders 30 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems to be installed in-production on new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between April 2012 and December 2018.

January 24th: Condor exercises options for two additional 767-300ER Blended Winglet Systems.
February 9th: Azerbaijan Airlines exercises options for two additional 767-300ER Blended Winglet Systems.
February 22nd: Air Lease Corporation exercises options for 18 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems.
May 4th: The FAA grants Blended Winglet approval for the 767 Boeing Converted Freighter.
May 11th: Avia Capital Services orders 40 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems to be installed in-production on new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between September 2013 and December 2017.
June 12th: Delta Air Lines orders 3 additional 767-300ER Blended Winglet systems.
June 22nd: Berlin based airline, Germania, orders 6 737-700 Blended Winglet retrofit systems.
June 29th: LATAM (formerly known as LAN) orders 10 additional 767-300ER Blended Winglet systems.
July 24th: Southwest Airlines places the new single largest order in APB history for 268 additional 737-700/-800 Blended Winglet systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between October 2012 and 2018.
August 7th: China Southern Airlines orders 40 737-700/-800 Blended Winglet retrofit systems – the largest retrofit order in APB’s history from a Chinese airlin.
October 19th: Japan Airlines orders 6 767-300ER Blended Winglet systems.
October 30th: Aviation Partners Boeing named as the 2012 recipient of the prestigious Corporate Award for Balance by the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation.
November 14th: China Eastern Airlines orders 58 737-700 and 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems to be installed in-production in support of new aircraft to be operated by both China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines that are scheduled to deliver between August 2013 and December 2015.
November 16th: Air Astana orders 3 767-300ER Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between September 2013 and June 2014.
November 27th: UTair orders 4 737-500 and 33 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems to be installed in-production in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between 2013 and 2019.
December 20th: APB Board of Directors approves launch of 737-800 provisioned-wing Split Scimitar Program.
December 31st: Xiamen Airlines orders 30 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems to be installed in-production in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between January 2014 and December 2015.

January 7th: MIAT Mongolian Airlines order a 767-300ER Blended Winglet System in support of a new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing in March 2013.
January 14th: United Airlines places launch order for 53 737-800-3 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
January 18th: United Parcel Service orders 60 767-300F Blended Winglet Systems.
January 31st: American Airlines orders 100 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between 2013 and 2017.
March 22nd: Norwegian Air Shuttle orders 37 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between June 2015 and February 2018.
April 5th: AeroMexico places order for 10 firm plus 25 optional 737-800-3 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
April 19th: TUI Airlines places order for 76 firm plus 24 options 737-800-3 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
April 30th: United Airlines places launch order for 135 737-900ER Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
June 21st: Air Canada orders 8 firm and 12 optional 767-300ER Blended Winglet Systems.
July 1st: Japan Airlines exercises options for 3 additional 767-300ER Blended Winglet Systems.
July 10th: Delta Airlines ordered: 8 additional 757-200 Blended Winglet Systems, 8 additional 767-300ER Blended Winglet Systems, and 16 757-300 Blended Winglet Systems.
September 30th: SilkAir ordered 23 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between February 2014 and October 2017.
October 1st: Copa Airlines ordered 26 firm and 74 optional 737-NG Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
October 15th: Alaska Airlines order 115 firm and 100 optional 737-NG-Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
October 23rd: Shanghai Airlines orders 21 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems.
October 30th: Sberbank Leasing orders 12 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems.
October 31st: Jet2.com orders 5 737-300 Blended Winglet Systems.
November 21st: Hainan Airlines orders 15 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems.
December 27th: Southwest Airlines orders 85 firm and 600 optional 737-NG Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.

January 21st: Air Transat orders 4 firm and 6 optional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
January 27th: Air Abakan orders 2 757-200 Blended Winglet Systems.
February 6th: FAA awards Supplement Type Certification for provisioned wing 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglets.
February 18th: 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglets make first revenue flight (IAH to LAX) with United Airlines.
February 13th: AerDragon orders 10 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between December 2014 and June 2016.
March 10th: Lion Air orders 30 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between May 2014 and December 2016.
March 11th: Oman Air orders 6 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between October 2014 and March 2015.
March 11th: DreamJet SAS orders one 757-200 Blended Winglet System in support of new all business class airline "La Compagnie".
March 24th: SpiceJet orders 16 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between August 2014 and April 2017.
March 28th: WestJet Airlines orders 18 firm and 104 optional 737-NG Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
April 15th: United Airlines firms up options for 58 737-800, 36 737-700, and 12 737-900 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
April 16th: Air Canada orders 2 additional 767-300ER Blended Winglet Systems in support of their Rouge LCC subsidiary.
April 22nd: ICBC orders 40 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between September 2014 and December 2018.
June 16th: Southwest Airlines orders 9 additional 737-700 retrofit Blended Winglet Systems.
June 26th: Luxair orders 3 firm and 15 optional 737-NG Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
July 16th: Comair (Johannesburg, South Africa) orders 1 firm and 19 optional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
July 18th: Ruili Airlines orders 8 737-NG Blended Winglet Systems for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between October 2014 and September 2018.
August 19th: BOC Aviation orders 30 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between October 2016 and November 2018.
August 20th: WestJet exercises options for 3 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
August 26th: Donghai Airlines orders 15 737-NG Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between August 2015 and November 2018.
August 26th: Delta Air Lines orders 5 additional 767-300ER Blended Winglet Systems and 17 additional 757-200 Blended Winglet Systems.
August 27th: FAA awards Supplemental Type Certification for 737-900ER Split Scimitar Winglets.
September 4th: TUI exercises options for 5 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
September 5th: SMBC Aviation Capital orders 2 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems for aircraft to be operated by Sun Country Airlines.
September 15th: Xiamen Airlines orders 3 737-700 Blended Winglet retrofit Systems.
September 16th: NEOS orders 4 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
September 25th: Air Algerie orders 10 additional 737-NG Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between July 2015 and December 2016.
September 25th: DreamJet SAS exercises an option for one additional 757-200 Blended Winglet System.
October 2nd: FAA awards Supplemental Type Certifications for Split Scimitar Winglets covering 3 additional 737-800 wing configurations.
October 3rd: Travel Service orders 6 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
October 21st: Delta Air Lines orders 70 firm plus 30 optional 737-900ER Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
November 20th: Air Canada orders 2 additional 767-300ER Blended Winglet Systems.
November 25th: AeroMexico orders 6 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
November 27th: Comair orders 8 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
December 12th: Japan Trans Ocean Air orders 6 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between January 2016 and December 2017.
December 18th: Nok Air orders 8737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between August 2015 and September 2017.
December 28th: Bank of Communications Leasing (China) orders 20 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between September 2015 and April 2018.

January 9th: Boeing Capital Corporation orders 4 767-300ER Blended Winglet Systems in support of 4 aircraft to be leased to WestJet Airlines.
January 28th: Air China orders 12 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between June 2015 and December 2015.
February 4th: VEB Leasing (Russia) orders 4 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between October 2015 and December 2015.
February 10th: ANA orders 5 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between November 2015 and March 2016.
February 12th: Linhas Aereas de Mozambique orders 3 737-700 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between June 2016 and June 2017.
February 26th: Sun Express (Turkey) orders 25 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems and Split Scimitar Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between May 2015 an May 2018.
February 26th: Icelandair orders one additional 757-200 Blended Winglet System.
February 27th: TUI orders 5 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
March 6th: United Airlines orders 21 additional 767-300ER Blended Winglet Systems.
March 9th: AeroLineas Argentinas orders 20 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between June 2016 and May 2018.
March 10th: WestJet Airlines orders 18 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
March 16th: Alaska Airlines orders 23 additional 737-900ER and 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
April 7th: Delta Air Lines orders 5 additional 757-200 Blended Winglet Systems.
April 21st: FAA awards Supplemental Type Certification for Split Scimitar Winglets for all models of the 737-700 including the Boeing Business Jet.
April 23rd: Avolon orders 4 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between July 2015 and March 2016.
May 21st: FlyDubai orders 11 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between June 2015 and July 2017.
May 27th: China Eastern Airlines orders 20 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between October 2016 and November 2018.
June 1st: Copa Airlines orders 14 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet systems.
June 17th: APB Board of Directors approves launch of 757-200 Scimitar Blended Winglet Program.
July 2nd: Sky Holding Company becomes first aircraft leasing company to order 767-300ER Blended Winglets for an aircraft to be operated by Boliviano de Aviacion.
July 16th: PT Lion Mentari Airlines orders 11 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between September 2015 and February 2016.
July 17th: Transavia France orders 17 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between December 2015 and March 2018.
July 28th: Shandong Airlines orders 14 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between August 2016 and May 2018.
July 28th: GOL orders 15 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
July 31st: Icelandair orders 2 767-300ER Blended Winglet Systems.
August 4th: Xiamen Airlines orders 31 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between February 2016 and February 2018.
August 5th: FAA awards Supplemental Type Certification for Split Scimitar Winglets for the provisioned wing 737-900.
August 12th: AWAS orders a 767-300ER Blended Winglet System for aircraft to be leased to Boliviano de Aviacion.
August 28th: Hebei Airlines orders 14 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between March 2016 and October 2018.
September 3rd: Southwest Airlines order 10 additional 737-700 Blended Winglet Systems support of recently acquired used aircraft.
September 24th: United Airlines launches 757-200 Scimitar Blended Winglets with order for 41 systems.
October 19th: CDB Leasing orders 30 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between January 2016 and August 2018.
December 18th: 9Air orders 20 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between July 2016 and June 2018.

January 7th: Condor orders 3 additional 767-300ER Blended Winglet Systems.
February 3rd: Bank of Communications Leasing orders 10 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between July 2017 and April 2018.
February 4th: GECAS orders first of three 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems for installation on aircraft to be operated by NewGen Airways.
March 4th: FAA awards Supplemental Type Certification for 757-200 Scimitar Blended Winglets.
March 8th: BBAM orders 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglets for installation on an aircraft to be operated by Yakutia Airlines.
March 24th: Icelandair becomes the second customer for 757-200 Scimitar Blended Winglets.
April 11th: Jet2.com orders 30 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between September 2016 and March 2018.
April 11th: Shenzhen Airlines orders 9 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between July 2016 and April 2018.
April 15th: EASA award Supplemental Type Certification for 757-200 Scimitar Blended Winglets.
June 24th: Air China orders 16 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between May 2016 and June 2018.
June 30th: SunExpress orders 6 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
July 2nd: EgyptAir orders 9 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between December 2016 and December 2017.
July 22nd: China Southern Airlines orders 30 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between November 2016 and September 2018.
July 29th: Southwest Airlines exercises options for 327 additional 737-NG Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
August 11th: WestJet Airlines orders 5 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
October 21st: Copa Airlines orders 8 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
November 15th: Alaska Airlines exercises options for 5 additional 737-900ER Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
November 28th: Precision Conversions orders its first 757-200 Blended Winglet System.
November 30th: Xiamen Airlines orders 10 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing in 2018.
December 9th: Standard Chartered orders 10 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing in 2017 and 2018.

January 5th: China Eastern Airlines orders 50 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between June 2017 and May 2019.
February 1st: Icelandair orders 14 additional 757-200 Scimitar Blended Winglet Systems.
March 8th: AerCap orders Blended Winglets and Split Scimitar Winglet Systems for two 737-800’s to operated by NewGen Airways.
June 30th: SberBank Leasing orders 10 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between August 2018 and May 2019.
August 4th: Japan Transocean Air orders 6 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing in 2018.
August 4th: AeroMexico orders 4 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet systems.
August 22nd: Hainan Airlines becomes the first airline in China to order Split Scimitar Winglets with initial order covering 36 737-800’s.
August 23rd: Avia Capital Leasing orders 10 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between March and November of 2018.
September 14th: Everbright Leasing ordered 10 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between July and October 2018.
September 27th: Bank of China ordered 8 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems for new aircraft that will be operated by Pobeda Airlines.
September 27th: China’s CAAC issued VSTC for 737-NG Split Scimitar Winglets.
September 28th: Pobeda Airlines ordered 13 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems for retrofit installations scheduled between January 2018 and May 2019.
October 22nd: Jet2.com ordered 4 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems in support of new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between August 2018 and January 2019.
November 4th: Fortress Investment Group ordered 3 737-800 Retrofit Blended Winglet Systems.
November 8th: Apollo Aviation ordered 2 737-800 Retrofit Blended Winglet Systems.
December 13th: Alaska Airlines ordered 9 additional 737-900ER Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
December 14th: Spectre Capital ordered its first 737-700 Retrofit Blended Winglet System.
December 15th: SMBC Aviation Capital ordered 3 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing in 2018.
December 29th: Jeju Air ordered 3 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing in 2018.

January 18th: Jet2.com ordered 2 additional 737-800 Retrofit Blended Winglet Systems.
January 19th: Bank of Communications Leasing ordered 11 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems for new aircraft scheduled to deliver from Boeing between May 2018 and February 2019.
January 25th: Ethiopian Airlines ordered 8 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
February 16th: Copa Airlines ordered 20 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
March 22nd: Jet2.com ordered 1 additional 737-800 Retrofit Blended Winglet System.
March 24th: CMB Leasing ordered 1 737-800 Retrofit Blended Winglet System.
April 26th: Fortress Investment Group ordered 1 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet System.
May 14th: Avolon ordered 2 737-800 Retrofit Blended Winglet Systems.
May 19th: SkyUp Airlines ordered 3 737-NG Retrofit Blended Winglet Systems and 5 737-NG Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
May 31st: Spectre Capital ordered 4 additional 737-700 Retrofit Blended Winglet Systems.
August 10th: Delta Air Lines ordered 60 additional 737-900ER Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
August 24th: Apollo Aviation ordered 1 additional 737-800 Retrofit Blended Winglet System.
October 22nd: Air Lease Corp ordered 5 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems for aircraft operated by Transavia.
October 30th: Blue Panorama Airlines ordered 2 767-300ER Blended Winglet Systems for installation in 2019.
November 30th: Jet2.com ordered 2 additional 737-800 Retrofit Blended Winglet Systems.
December 21st: Mango Airlines ordered 8 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems for installation in 2019.

March 28th: World Star Aviation ordered 3 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems.
April 26th: SkyUp Airlines ordered 1 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet System.
June 11th: AAR Leasing ordered 2 737-700C Blended Winglet Systems.
June 20th: Virgin Australia ordered 5 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
July 31st: Safair ordered 3 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
August 13th: Blue Panorama Airlines ordered 1 “tips to Splits” 737-800 system.
August 21st: FAA awarded APB with amended Supplemental Type Certification showing compatibility between Split Scimitar Winglets and the 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter.
September 9th: Ethiopian Airlines ordered 3 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
September 15th: FlyDubai ordered 25 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
September 24th: GECAS ordered 1 737-800 Blended Winglet System.
October 21st: Comair (South Africa) orders 1 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet System.
November 29th: AeroMexico orders 2 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
December 12th: Safair orders 4 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.

March 4th: GECAS orders one 737-800 Blended Winglet System for installation on a FlyEgypt aircraft.
March 9th: Southwest Airlines orders 1 737-700 Blended Winglet Systems.
March 30th: APB Founder, Joe Clark, passes away.
December 9th: Spectre Air Capital orders 3 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems.

May 21st: Delta Air Lines orders 77 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
September 22nd: Spectre Air Capital orders 5 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems.
September 23rd: Northern Pacific Airways orders 10 757-200 Scimitar Blended Winglet Systems.
December 1st: Aero Capital Solutions orders 1 737-800 Blended Winglet System.
December 8th: Delta Air Lines orders 29 additional 737-900ER Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
December 9th: Sideral Linhas Aereas orders 1 737-800 Blended Winglet System.
December 23rd: SkyUp Airlines orders 7 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.

January 27th: Delta Air Lines orders 40 757-200 Scimitar Blended Winglet Systems.
February 28th: Jet Time orders 3 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
March 18th: AeroMexico orders 9 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
March 30th: With the closing of their Moscow Design Center, Boeing contracts with APB to provide 737-800-BCF aftermarket customer support.
May 25th: Asia Pacific Airlines orders 1 757-200 Blended Winglet System.
May 25th: China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC) orders 1 737-800 Blended Winglet System.
June 22nd: DHL contracts with APB for a 767-300F MTOW increase.
August 10th: ASL Aviation Holdings orders 1 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems.
August 29th: Ryanair orders 200 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
December 14th: Ryanair orders 209 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
December 20th: AerCap orders 1 737-800 Blended Winglet System.

January 23rd: Delta Air Lines orders 4 additional 737-900ER Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
January 24th: APB signs GTA with Vortex Control Technologies for exclusive rights to market 737-NG Finlets.
March 16th: Luxair orders 1 additional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet System.
April 11th: ASL Airlines orders 2 additional 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems.
July 21st: Qantas order 23 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.
August 3rd: Serve Air orders 1 737-800 Blended Winglet System.
November 2nd: FlyBondi orders three 737-800 Blended Winglet Systems.
November 28th: Spectre Air Capital orders one 767-300ER Blended Winglet System.
December 11th: Jet2.com orders 34 firm and 24 optional 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglet Systems.

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