Winglets
How Winglets Work
Features & Benefits
- Reduced Engine
Maintenance Costs - Lower Block Fuel
- Higher Initial & Optimal Cruise Altitudes
- Permanent Fuel Price hedge
- Increased Payload /
Range Capacity - Environmentally Friendly
- Improved Takeoff Performance
- Lower Landing &
Navigation Fees - Improved Operational Flexibility
- Dramatically Different Appearance
- Higher Aircraft Residual Value
- More Economical
Dash Speed Capacity
REDUCED ENGINE MAINTENANCE COSTS
Better climb performance also allows lower thrust settings, thus extending engine life and reducing maintenance costs.
Reducing Thrust will:
- Slow EGT deterioration, which prolongs on-wing life between engine shop visits
- Reduce fuel flow deterioration, which results in lower fuel burn
- Lower maintenance costs by increasing time between shop visits (longer on-wing life)
- Takeoff thrust typically reduced by 3%
- Cruise thrust typically reduced by 4%