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Air Berlin equips its new A-320/A-321 aircraft fleet with Sharklet technology

Milan, Italy - Even more efficiently

The Air Berlin Group is having new fuel-saving wing tip devices fitted on all 14 of the A-320/A-321 aircraft which are still on order with the manufacturer. These devices, known as Sharklets, are two and a half metre wing tip extensions which point upwards. They reduce the creation of vortices and therefore improve aerodynamics. The Sharklets make the A-320/321 even more efficient, reducing fuel...

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Rome, Italy, 08/02/2012 14:41
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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