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 ...

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 ...

How pilots fly the Boeing 737 MAX.

Several thousand sets of 737-NG winglets had been ordered through the end of 2006 by the overwhelming majority of 737-NG operators. Based on the success of the 737-NG winglet design, Aviation Partners ...

Jet2.com has completed a two-year retrofit installation programme, which has seen Split Scimitar Winglets installed onto 74 of its Boeing 737-800NG aircraft. The retrofit improves aircraft efficiency, ...

Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) became the country's first operator to order blended winglets for its Boeing 737-700s. The carrier plans to start receiving the first of 45 shipsets in October 2005.

Two United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER aircraft struck their wingtips during ground operations at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Tuesday evening, resulting in significant damage to one ...

B737 MAX aircraft was released in 2011. It is expected to be officially delivered in 2017, which is an important part of the new series Boeing launched. B737 MAX is characterized with high fuel ...

This chapter reviews the results of previous studies and deployment of wingtip devices on existing commercial and military aircraft. On the commercial side, the experience and decision processes of ...