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 ...

Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) based in Seattle, Washington, recently announced that its unique (and trademarked) Blended Winglet and Split Scimitar Winglet technologies have saved the world’s ...

Boeing calls the odd-looking upturned wing tips on aircraft "blended winglets," Airbus calls them "sharklets" and Southwest Airlines, in ads, simply calls them "little doohickeys." Whatever the name, ...

Boeing calls the odd-looking upturned wingtips on aircraft “blended winglets,” Airbus calls them “sharklets” and Southwest Airlines, in ads, simply calls them “little doohickeys.” Whatever the name, ...

US carrier United Airlines became the first carrier in the world to launch passenger flights with an aircraft fitted with new Split Scimitar Winglets developed by Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) this ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 is equipped with a new, split scimitar winglet that adds a downward foil to the vertical one.

AVIATION PARTNERS BOEING has Delta order to supply Split Scimitar Winglets for its 737-800 fleet and for a number of recently acquired 737-900ERs. Delta also recently agreed to purchase Scimitar ...

A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 is equipped with a new, split scimitar winglet that adds a downward foil to the vertical one. Winglets cut drag and add to fuel savings. Boeing calls the odd-looking ...