The airline said the 11-foot-tall winglets can reduce fuel consumption per airplane by up to 500,000 gallons, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 277,000 metric tons, extend the airplane's range by up to 360 nautical miles and increase payload by up to 12,000 pounds.Īviation Partners Boeing designed the winglets, and American's maintenance base in Kansas City installed them. American Airlines on Sunday flew its first Boeing 767-300ER passenger flight with the newly installed winglets to give the airplane greater fuel efficiency.Īmerican said the aircraft flew from Dallas/Fort Worth to London Heathrow, arriving Monday morning a bit earlier.
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