Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Aviation Partners and its joint venture company with Boeing (Chalet 5, BBJ in static), Aviation Partners Boeing, announced yesterday that their blended winglets has saved the world’s commercial and business jet operators an estimated six billion gallons of jet fuel, representing a global reduction in CO2 emissions of over 64 million tons. This is equivalent to the fuel used by approximately 12 million passenger cars being driven for a year.
Aviation Partners blended winglets are now flying on more than 7,000 aircraft–approximately 1,000 business jets and 6,000 airliners–across more than 20 type designs. On the business jet side, the company’s winglets are certified and in-service on the Dassault Falcon 2000, 900 and 50 series; Hawker 800 series; Gulfstream II; and Boeing BBJs. Airliners with the drag-reducing devices include the Boeing 737-300, -500, -700, -800 and -900, as well as 757-200 and -300, and 767-300ER/F.
The winglets reduce the drag caused by wingtip vortices, increasing fuel efficiency and boosting range. Aviation Partners expects that the amount of fuel saved by its winglets will grow to more than 10 billion gallons by the end of 2019.

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