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Lufthansa Technik Installs Split-scimitar Winglets on BBJ
By: David A. Lombardo
Caption: The aircraft is the third BBJ in the world to be equipped with these aerodynamically optimized winglets from Aviation Partners Boeing.
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Lufthansa Technik has installed split-scimitar winglets on a customer Boeing Business Jet (BBJ). With this modification, the aircraft is the third BBJ in the world to be equipped with these aerodynamically optimized winglets from Aviation Partners Boeing.

"The results met my expectations completely,” the unidentified client said. “This was a new task for Lufthansa Technik, and the company fulfilled it on schedule and with high quality. Even the new paint on the wingtips where the installation took place was adapted to the existing complex color scheme."

Among other things, the specialists at Lufthansa Technik's VIP and Executive Jet Maintenance product division reinforced various areas on the inside of the aircraft's structure, particularly in the wing tanks, to install the winglets. The modification took 10 days.

The new winglets have been on the market since early last year. They enable a fuel savings of 2.2 percent and thus increase the aircraft's range, said Aviation Partners Boeing.