The biggest single "bolt-on" performance enhancer for airliners has been the blended winglet, developed jointly by Aviation Partners and Boeing in 1999. Originally designed for the Boeing Business Jet ...

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 ...

As aircraft manufacturers and airlines alike look to make the aviation industry more sustainable, fuel burn is one key factor ...

Ever look out the window of a plane or watch as it pulls up to the gate? Have you ever wondered why some planes have pointy bits at the ends of the wings? What you see are "winglets," and they have ...