The carrier appears to be following a similar practice to that of Southwest Airlines and others ...

The introduction of winglets on passenger jets was a major advancement for the airline industry. The widespread adaptation of this feature truly took off in the 2000s, with Boeing leading the charge ...

The A350's winglets are much larger than the A330neo's, an aircraft that partially followed the A350's winglet design.

The winglet configuration included a large upward-canted winglet and a small downward-canted winglet, as shown Figure 3-6. The selection of the dual winglet configuration was driven by the additional ...

“These actively controlled wingtips have the potential to further reduce civil aircraft fuel consumption by about 2.5 percent compared with conventional winglets,” says Walter Stephan, Chairman of ...

The A330neo uses blended Sharklets wingtip devices benefiting from the development of wingtips for the A350 and A320neo.

With Digital Winglets 4D™ we are empowering carriers with insights across four flight dimensions to achieve optimal fuel and time efficiency.” — Rob Green, CEO ...

He entered the pitch-dark hangar and stared into its inky emptiness. Suddenly, two brilliant shafts of blue light cut downward through the murk, focused on a pair of vertical blades taller than a ...

This chapter reviews the results of previous studies and deployment of wingtip devices on existing commercial and military aircraft. On the commercial side, the experience and decision processes of ...