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airberlin group takes delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with sharklets
Germany’s airberlin group took delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with fuel saving wing tip devices, called Sharklets. The aircraft will join the fleet of the Austrian based airline NIKI, which is owned by the airberlin group. Between now… Continue reading
Monarch Airlines takes delivery of its first A320 with Sharklets
Carrier becomes UK’s first operator of Airbus’ new wing tip fuel saving devices
Monarch Airlines, one of the UK’s scheduled airlines, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with fuel saving wing tip devices, called… Continue reading
Airbus in Hamburg: Lufthansa takes delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with Sharklets
Lufthansa has taken delivery of its first A320 equipped with Sharklets at the Airbus site in Hamburg, Germany. Lufthansa is becoming the first carrier in Europe to take benefit of the new fuel-saving wing-tip devices. The airline will receive 21… Continue reading
Airbus and JetBlue unveil 1st A320 in North America with Sharklets
At a crewmember event today at its base at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), JetBlue Airways unveiled the first of its Airbus A320 aircraft to be outfitted with Sharklets. The aircraft – registration number N821JB –… Continue reading
Avianca takes delivery of Sharklet equipped A320
First to benefit from fuel savings in Latin America
Avianca, the Colombia-based airline, has taken delivery of its first Sharklet equipped A320 becoming the first Latin American carrier to take benefit of the new fuel-saving wing-tip devices. The A320, powered… Continue reading
GoAir takes delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with Sharklets
Taking fuel efficiency to new highs
‘The Fly Smart Airline”, wholly owned by the Wadia Group, has taken delivery of its first Sharklet equipped A320 aircraft financed by ACG (Aviation Capital Group) under a sale and leaseback arrangement which will… Continue reading
Cebu Pacific Air takes delivery of its first A320 with Sharklets
Latest version of best-selling A320 Family arrives in Philippines
Cebu Pacific Air took delivery of its first A320 equipped with Sharklets today during a ceremony in Manila, becoming the first operator of the new fuel-saving wing tip… Continue reading
Sharklets to make their service debut on AirAsia’s newest delivered A320
Airbus’ fuel-saving and performance-enhancing Sharkets will soon become a familiar sight in the Asia-Pacific region as the first A320 with these large wingtip devices is readied for its service entry with AirAsia.
Handover of the initial Sharklets-equipped A320 to AirAsia… Continue reading
AirAsia to become first Airbus A320 ‘Sharklets’ operator
Airbus and the world’s largest A320 customer AirAsia announced that the airline will become the first operator of the A320 with ‘Sharklets’ when they take delivery of the first A320 equipped with these fuel-saving wing-tip devices at… Continue reading
Bhutan’s Drukair confirms order for Airbus A319 with Sharklets
Bhutan’s national airline Drukair has signed a firm order for an Airbus A319 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices to complement its existing fleet of two A319s. The order announced at the UK’s Farnborough International Airshow, follows… Continue reading
Etihad Airways selects fuel saving Sharklets for new Airbus A320 fleet
Airbus’ new large wingtip devices to enhance performance of Etihad Airways’ future A320s
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has signed a contract with Airbus to equip 17 of its future A320s on order with Airbus’… Continue reading
Airbus puts new “teeth” in A320 Family fuel savings
A new milestone has been achieved in Airbus’ application of “Sharklets” to its single-aisle product line with this week’s rollout of the company’s first new-build A320 fitted with the large wingtip devices, which will reduce fuel burn and enhance aircraft… Continue reading