Airbus is closer to defining a formal modification programme to retrofit its 'sharklet' wing-tips on baseline A320s, but is still prioritising the forward-fit production process. The airframer has ...

Airbus has delivered the first A320 equipped with Sharklets today to AirAsia, which becomes the first operator of the new fuel-saving large wing tip devices. Airbus has delivered the first A320 ...

Winglets, sharklets — call them what you like, but the Boeing Co. no longer has the exclusive on fuel-saving wing-tip devices for jets. An Airbus A320 equipped with sharklets has completed its first ...

Air Arabia becomes the first airline in the Middle East to take delivery of Sharklet equipped Airbus A320, further enabling the airline to achieve increased operational efficiency. Sharklets are an ...

Sharklet-equipped Airbus A320s. Courtesy, Airbus Airbus has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency for its sharklets for the A320 family aircraft with CFM engines. Airbus ...

Airbus A320 with sharklets. Courtesy, Airbus Airbus has completed installation of the first set of sharklet wing-tip devices on the company’s A320 development aircraft (MSN 001), preparing for the ...

High elevation makes the operation of aircrafts more difficult. Kathmandu is located in the Himalayas, the highest mountain peak in the world. High elevation makes the operation of aircrafts more ...

Airbus' new large wingtip devices to enhance performance of Etihad Airways' future A320s Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has signed a contract with Airbus to equip 17 ...

The first model of the mid-range airliner to be fitted with the wingtips will be delivered around 2012, Airbus chief operating officer John Leahy said as the Dubai Airshow opened. He said the ...

Le BOURGET, France — Air New Zealand's new livery was front and center at the Paris Air Show this week, but it was the jet's "sharklets" that were the center of attention. The Airbus A320 was ...

Airbus and the world’s largest A320 customer AirAsia announced that the airline will become the first operator of the A320 with ‘Sharklets’ when they take delivery of the first A320 equipped with ...

Airbus is closer to defining a formal modification programme to retrofit its "sharklet" wing-tips on baseline A320s, but is still prioritising the forward-fit production process. The airframer has ...