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Blended Winglets Make First Flight on Boeing 767-300ER
SEATTLE, July 21, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ —
An American Airlines 767-300ER equipped
with Aviation Partners Boeing Blended Winglets took to the skies for the first
time at 1:50 p.m. central time Sunday July 20th. The newly modified aircraft
flew a ferry flight from Kansas City, Missouri to San Bernardino, California
where it will undergo two months of certification and winglet performance
flight testing. The Blended Winglet installation, along with necessary wing
and aircraft systems modifications, was performed by American Airlines
employees at their Kansas City Maintenance Base.
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