Teal said the upper feather of the new winglet is close to the size of today’s 737 winglets, which are nearly 8 feet tall. The lower feather will be shorter to ensure sufficient ground clearance.

"Using a newly patented design, the program retrofits United's Boeing Next Generation 737 Blended Winglets by replacing the aluminum winglet tip cap with a new aerodynamically shaped 'Scimitar ...

Alaska has retired its last Boeing 737 jet without winglets, a rather rare breed. The Seattle-based airline is in the process of phasing out its remaining 737-900s. N303AS was one of four 737-900s ...

You may remember the urban legend that claimed that American Airlines saved $70,000 per year by simply removing one olive from each of its salads. It sounds too good to be true, since the airline ...

On February 18th, a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 made the world's first commercial flight by an aircraft equipped with fuel-saving Split Scimitar Winglets. Regular blended winglets are now quite ...

Boeing's new 737 Max winglets protrude above and below the wing surface. Expand to read more Boeing’s new <a href="http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&amp ...

A Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 sustained wingtip damage after taxiing into a blast fence at Kalamata Airport in Greece.

Boeing's (Chicago, IL, US) selection of GKN Aerospace (Redditch, UK) to manufacture the Advanced Technology Winglet for the 737 MAX was announced in 2013. At that time, GKN said it would build the ...

After an exhaustive year-long evaluation, Southwest Airlines is to add blended winglets to its in-service fleet of 133 Boeing 737-700s, as well as to a further 36 aircraft still to be delivered.

The Boeing Business Jet (opposite, top), a derivative of the Boeing 737, has a set of the firm's eight-foot winglets with a curving transition from wing to winglet that is characteristic of the ...

The announcement comes amid rumors that Malaysian Airlines is considering buying 737-800s. However, Boeing denied any link between the airline's purchase order and the facility deal. The Malaysia ...