Allegiant Orders Wing Mods For 757s, Air China For 737s
Air China and Allegiant Air have both Blended Winglets for
current and future Boeing airplanes.
Air China B737 With Winglets
Air China will have the winglets installed on 30 Boeing Next
Generation 737 aircraft which deliver beginning in 2011. "Air China
wants to lead the way in China's efforts to reduce pollutant
emissions, save fuel and improve aircraft operational
capabilities," says Aviation Partners Boeing CEO John Reimers.
"Blended Winglets are a visible reminder of the commitment to do
just that."
Air China's investment in Blended Winglets will reduce fuel
requirements while improving payload capability. Their experience
operating with Blended Winglets has convinced the airline that the
technology is effective and enduring. Designed to the same criteria
as the aircraft, Blended Winglets will continue to provide benefits
for the entire life of the aircraft.
"Air China's sophisticated operations clearly take full
advantage of an investment in Blended Winglets," says Reimers. "Air
China sees beyond the cost of the purchase and focuses more on the
long-lasting benefits which Winglets provide."
Air China projects it will save more than 3,000,000 gallons
(11,355,000 litres) of jet fuel annually with this order,
eliminating 29,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
Allegiant Air has ordered six shipsets of Aviation Partners
Boeing 757-200 Blended Winglets, and the first installations have
commenced at ATS in Everett, Washington, and Flightstar in
Jacksonville, Florida. "This order gives Allegiant Air the
opportunity to put our product into service and experience the
incredible value that Blended Winglet technology is generating for
other airlines worldwide," says Aviation Partners Boeing CEO John
Reimers.
B757-200
Blended Winglet performance-enhanced 757-200s will be used for
Allegiant Air's planned ETOPS (Extended-Range Twin-Engine
Operations) flights to Hawaii, among other potential routes.
Allegiant Air projects that Blended Winglet Technology can save the
average 757-200 operator approximately 225,000 gallons of
fuel per aircraft per year. Enhanced takeoff performance from the
installation of Blended Winglets will offer Allegiant Air potential
for significantly improved passenger payloads on long haul flights.
Added range capability, another important plus of Blended Winglet
Technology, will also give Allegiant Air improved fuel margins on
extended range operations. Further, Blended Winglet can reduce
engine maintenance costs and also offer important eco-friendly
attributes including reduced emissions of carbon monoxide and
nitrous oxide on the order of 5%.
"We look forward to soon serving the Hawaii market with our
newly purchased Boeing 757 aircraft," Allegiant CEO and Chairman
Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. commented. "We appreciate the cost-savings
that APB and its Blended Winglets product will provide for this new
service and look forward to sharing this value with our
customers."