Airlines operate on very small profit margins and are therefore constantly looking for ways to cut costs. New and advanced engine technology, specialty loyalty programs, composite airframe materials, ...

Jet Aviation has successfully concluded its first retrofit installation of Split Scimitar Winglets (SSWs) on a BBJ1. The SSW retrofit was completed with EASA-approved Supplemental Type Certification ...

The story of the Boeing 757 and its winglets isn’t about fixing a mistake. It’s about how a strong design adapted as the world changed. Boeing didn’t add blended winglets at first because, for its ...

“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 ...

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 ...