Announced last year,
Qantas is installing Split Scimitar Winglets on 23 of our Boeing 737-800, which will
increase the fleet’s fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.
The Split Scimitar Winglet System is a modification of the current Blended Winglet
System. It further reduces aerodynamic drag on the aircraft resulting in fuel savings
and carbon emissions reduction, as well as increasing payload, range and take-off
performance capability.
Qantas B737-800 aircraft fly both domestic and international sectors.
The installation will begin in December 2023 at our maintenance base in Brisbane,
Queensland and is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.
When installation is completed, it is expected carbon emissions will reduce by 8,000
tonnes per year.
It looks like the retro-fits may of started ?
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