The story of the Boeing 757 and its winglets isn’t about fixing a mistake. It’s about how a strong design adapted as the world changed. Boeing didn’t add blended winglets at first because, for its ...

The introduction of winglets on passenger jets was a major advancement for the airline industry. The widespread adaptation of this feature truly took off in the 2000s, with Boeing leading the charge ...

Boeing is studying winglets for possible retrofit to 777-200, 200ER and -300 versions as part of a series of planned performance upgrades, the first elements of which are now in development. The ...

A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 is equipped with a new, split scimitar winglet that adds a downward foil to the vertical one. Winglets cut drag and add to fuel savings. Boeing calls the odd-looking ...

Jet2 is expecting to complete a winglet modification programme for its Boeing 737-800 fleet this summer. The UK leisure carrier has 93 737-800s and is retrofitting dozens of them with split-scimitar ...

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 ...