A few weeks ago, I enthused about United putting a new style of winglet on the end of its Boeing 737-900ER's - the Split Scimitar Winglet provided by Aviation Partners Boeing. Well it seems things have progressed forward, and the first plane with a pair of Split Scimitar wingtip devices has taken to the air: United Airlines Boeing 737-800 with the Split Scimitar … [Read more...]
United launches new wingtips on their new 737-900ER’s
This is something that didn't appear on my Paris 2013 radar, but quite important for those of you looking out of the window... and noticing the wingtip device on the edge of the wing. We're all aware of wingtip fences (as used on A320's and A380's), winglets (as used on the Boeing 747-400 and A330), Blended Winglets (as used on Boeing 737NG, Boeing 757's and 767's), … [Read more...]