Thu, Jul 10, 2003
737-300 Gets Blended Winglets
Aviation Partners Boeing's much-anticipated Classic Series 737
Blended Winglet(TM) Program received FAA certification on May 30th,
and the first installed shipset was delivered to Air Plus Comet,
under lease from Aircraft Leasing Management, on June 8. With over
25% of all Next Generation 737-700s and 800s currently equipped
with Blended Winglets, Aviation Partners Boeing Aerodynamic
Enhancement Technology is already having a huge impact on airline
productivity.
"Over the past couple of years more than 280 Boeing 737-700s/800s
have been upgraded to Blended Winglet Technology. With our new
Classic Series 737 Blended Winglets, we anticipate extensive market
penetration to an existing fleet of 1069 Boeing 737-300s and 481
Boeing 737-400s," said Aviation Partners Boeing Vice President of
Sales Sheldon Best. "Given current economic conditions, Classic
Series 737s are being kept in service longer. Blended Winglet
Technology pays off, year after year and for the life of the
aircraft, in fuel savings, performance improvements and
environmental benefits."
Big Bang for the Bucks
Performance benefits of Blended
Winglet Technology are particularly dramatic for the Classic Series
737 explains Aviation Partners Boeing CEO Mike Marino. "The total
block fuel savings benefit of a 737-300SP is up to 4.5%, about half
a percent better than we've achieved with Next Generation 737s. The
average Classic Series 737-300, flying 2900 hrs per year with 1.5
hour average stages, will save over 65,000 gallons of fuel per
aircraft per year."
Boeing explains that Blended Winglet Technology offers a
multitude of operator advantages beyond simply improving range and
saving fuel. Environmental benefits of a Blended Winglet equipped
aircraft, include reduced noise on takeoff and landing, decreased
engine emissions in flight and reduced engine maintenance
requirements. Blended Winglets give aircraft a high-tech look which
can translate into image and marketing advantages for the
operator.
When you see Blended Winglets on a
commercial or business aircraft you know that it's been
aerodynamically upgraded, it's more productive and it's more
environmentally friendly.
"Blended Winglets are truly revolutionary in
terms of added productivity," says Aviation Partners Boeing Board
Chairman Joe Clark. "With the world airline fleet racking up
100,000 flight hours each day it behooves us to expedite the
emergence of Blended Winglet Technology so that more aircraft
operators can start sharing in the benefits."
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