PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s Airbus plans to upgrade its A380 superjumbo with fuel-saving wingtip devices, or winglets, in an effort to boost slow sales of the mammoth jet, two people familiar with the ...

Airbus is in discussions with Emirates over installation of winglets on the A380, as the airframer shows off the installation concept on a test aircraft at the Paris air show. The 4.7m winglet – ...

Airbus formalized plans to upgrade its A380 superjumbo with fuel-saving winglets as the European planemaker seeks to revive sales of the flagship model. The 15-foot extensions, together with other ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Emirates, the world's largest A380 customer, would be interested in changes being made to its current fleet of the superjumbo that manufacturer Airbus said this week would only be ...

New engines can decrease specific fuel consumption by 6%. Combination of winglets, engines and extra seats is required. Emirates wish certainly can be met. Figure 7: Current fuel consumption for ...

Airbus SE’s A380 superjumbo may sprout extended wings as the European manufacturer intensifies studies into the addition of curved extensions aimed at reducing drag and boosting efficiency. The ...

The company that developed blended winglets on jets to improve fuel economy plans to unveil today a new version of the upward swooping wing tips for higher-speed jets. At the National Business ...

An Airbus A380 on an Asian demonstration tour touched down at Hong Kong International Airport yesterday, and this morning conducted a low-level flypast, despite having sustaining minor damage in an ...