Icelandair opts for Scimitar Blended Winglets to cut fuel costs
Icelandair is to undertake a modification program on its Boeing 757-200 fleet, through fitting them with Aviation Partners Boeing’s Scimitar Blended Winglets (SBW). With 25 757-200s (plus a single 757-300) in its fleet, the carrier is the largest user of the Boeing narrowbody outside North America. The SBW uses existing Blended Winglet technology but adds new, aerodynamic “Scimitar” tips and a small outboard aerodynamic trailing edge wedge, which further cuts drag and increases the aircraft’s efficiency. The aircraft already carry the earlier-generation Blended Winglet. Work to fit the new aerodynamic devices has already started, with the fourth aircraft undergoing the modification and Icelandair expects to have 17 retrofitted by the start of the northern hemisphere summer season. <br/>
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Icelandair opts for Scimitar Blended Winglets to cut fuel costs
Icelandair is to undertake a modification program on its Boeing 757-200 fleet, through fitting them with Aviation Partners Boeing’s Scimitar Blended Winglets (SBW). With 25 757-200s (plus a single 757-300) in its fleet, the carrier is the largest user of the Boeing narrowbody outside North America. The SBW uses existing Blended Winglet technology but adds new, aerodynamic “Scimitar” tips and a small outboard aerodynamic trailing edge wedge, which further cuts drag and increases the aircraft’s efficiency. The aircraft already carry the earlier-generation Blended Winglet. Work to fit the new aerodynamic devices has already started, with the fourth aircraft undergoing the modification and Icelandair expects to have 17 retrofitted by the start of the northern hemisphere summer season. <br/>
