Background
In 1998 a Supplemental Type Certificate application was applied for and on July 12, 2005 the STC was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration to include all Boeing 737-200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 models (Classics). AeroTech Services has also applied for and received Supplemental Type Certificates from Canada, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA, covering all 27 European countries), and most recently, China.

The modification to the system is an aerodynamic improvement which only works when the flaps are fully retracted. The aft segments of the trailing edge flaps are repositioned aft and slightly lower than the original position when retracted. The ailerons are also lowered slightly. This increases wing camber, wing area, and lengthens the wing cord, improving the aircraft's lift-to-drag ratio, thus reducing fuel burn. The flaps maintain their original positions when deployed. The large benefits from this modification are: it requires no change in operational and flight procedures, fuel reduction is typically between 2.5% to 4.5% depending on speed, weight and flight altitude.

In 2001 James Nettle and James Lord filed a patent application titled “Method for Reducing Fuel Consumption in Aircraft”. The United States Patent & Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 6,598,834 on July 29, 2003.

History
AeroTech Services Inc. is a Nevada corporation started in 1995 as an aviation consulting company primarily focused on the directing and overseeing of aircraft modification installations for several successful, technologically advanced, engineering companies. The founders of this company have extensive backgrounds in aviation which span over 70 years collectively.

James Nettle has over 35 years experience in aviation as a commercial pilot, aircraft owner/operator, licensed mechanic, maintenance inspector, and providing technical services to companies with large transport aircraft. He has also been directly involved in the development and implementation of several aerodynamic improvements to transport category aircraft.

James Lord is a Performance Engineer and Instructor since 1967, and a licensed mechanic with thousands of flight hours in actual system flight test programs. Prior to leaving the US Air Force after 20 years service, his last assignment was to the Presidential Operations Squadron as a flight engineer, whose primary mission was transporting important US Government Officials and high ranking foreign diplomats worldwide.