Lower Block Fuel

Visible Savings
Depending on the missions you fly, Blended Winglets can improve your cruise fuel mileage by as much as 6%.

Winglets lower drag and improve aerodynamic efficiency, thus reducing fuel burn. Depending on the missions you fly, blended winglets can improve cruise fuel mileage up to 6 percent, especially important during a time of rising fuel prices. "We're saving a minimum of 4% on fuel and up to 6% on our longer flights," says Air Berlin Technical Director Sigfried Olivo.

Potential Annual Fuel Savings per Airplane

737-700 Up to 110,000 gallons
737-800 Up to 130,000 gallons
737-900 Up to 150,000 gallons
737-300 Up to 100,000 gallons
757-200 Up to 300,000 gallons
767-300ER (PD Study) Up to 500,000 gallons

Fuel savings for Converted Fleet
As of mid-October 2006, Aviation Partners and Aviation Partners Boeing have equipped over 1,400 aircraft with Blended Winglets. We conservatively estimate that these aircraft are saving:

  • 146,550,000 gallons per year
  • 401,507 gallons per day
  • 16,729 gallons per hour
  • 279 gallons per minute
  • 4.6 gallons per second

At APB’s projected delivery rates, by the end of 2010 (4,500 aircraft converted), Blended Winglets will have saved commercial airlines over:

  • 2,000,000,000 gallons of fuel

There are currently an additional 16,000+ commercial aircraft in-service that could benefit from Blended Winglet Technology.