The truth simply is that for many riders, winglets are more about looks than function.

The new split scimitar winglets debuted on United Flight 1273, which flew Tuesday from Houston Bush Intercontinental to Los Angeles. United says it installed the winglets after it received FAA ...

Tamarack says the numbers are as follows; The unmodified Citation flew a total of 1,496 miles after being forced inland slightly by weather conditions. It spent 5 hours and 37 minutes in the air ...

Conventional passive winglets, the kind you see on airliners like the 737 NG, are generally agreed to be good for a 3% to 4% decrease in induced drag and corresponding increase in fuel efficiency ...

With its winglets already certified and installed on larger King Airs, BLR Aerospace in Everett, Washington, has turned its attention to operators of King Air C90s, E90s and King Air GTs and GTis.

Winglets reduce aerodynamic drag caused by turbulent airflow at the ends of wings, while also increasing the wings’ lift. The winglets, which Daher designed to Gulfstream’s aerodynamic shape and ...

We might all be familiar with the efficiency benefits that winglets can provide, but our ideas of what they’re supposed to look like are quickly changing. Boeing on Wednesday revealed the design ...

Tamarack Aerospace has challenged the conclusion of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that the failure of one of the company’s aftermarket winglets caused the deadly 2018 crash ...

Once the Split Scimitar Winglets installation is complete, the combined winglet technology on United’s 737, 757 and 767 fleet is expected to save the airline more than 65 million gallons of fuel ...

Joe Clark, aviation pioneer and co-founder of Aviation Partners (API), manufacturer of blended winglets used on many business and commercial aircraft, passed away on 30 March. He was 78.