The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an immediately effective airworthiness directive requiring airlines to inspect 156 US-registered Boeing 757s fitted with scimitar blended winglets within ...

Flight tests of the first Boeing 757 equipped with Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) blended winglets are set to begin next month, pending completion of installation of the first units in January. The ...

Northwest is flying its first Boeing 757-200 retrofitted with blended winglets in revenue service. The aircraft (N536US) is operating primarily from the airline's hubs to long-haul mainland U.S.

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The Federal Aviation Administration ordered inspections to take place on Boeing 757s after cracks were found in wing panels.

Finnair is adding winglets to its seven Boeing 757-200s to reduce fuel burn. The high cost of fuel means the cost of the installation will pay for itself after two years, according to Finnair. The ...

In one of the most famous "Twilight Zone" stories, an airline passenger looks out the window of a commercial plane and is horrified to see a monstrous gremlin on the wing. If you were to do the same ...

(CNN) — What caught your eye the last time you looked out of your airplane window? It might have been the winglet, a now ubiquitous appendage at the end of each wing, often used by airlines to display ...