Launch customer Air New Zealand receives initial Sharklet-equipped A320

During a ceremony at the 2013 Paris Air Show, Air New Zealand received its first A320 jetliner outfitted with fuel-saving Sharklet wingtip devices -- which are an option on new-build A320 Family aircraft, and standard on all members of the A320neo Family. This video clip includes highlights from the handover event.

[dericpaleracio]

They are the launch costumer in the Airbus A320 with sharklets meaning they are the first ever to order or to have it. At least that's how I understand it.

[Tomskii]

Yes but those have been retrofitted. This is the first factory fitted A320 with sharklets

[mshkolazmarz]

yes, but based of what i had read in articles, the sharklet makes the aircraft burn less fuel compared to the conventional blended winglets and it is because the sharklet is a little bit thinner(maybe for reducing drag more than blended winglets) and it has a contour on it to, again, reduce drag...

[AviationNZ]

Very nice video! Thanks for sharing, airbus!

[Kievo]

They just put winglets just like on 737-800 and called it sharklets...

[mshkolazmarz]

have you seen 737MAX's new wing tip device?

[ranath]

I like all the models of Airbus...this A320 wings (sharklets) looks like B737

[SUPERRANGAMAN]

better efficiency e.g. less drag etc. etc better for the economy and yeah

[Flyspotter]

Why is it so special about Air New Zealand? What about other airlines that got them? They won't get on Airbus YT channel? :)

[hemmann]

But swiss intl. Already has sharklets:)

[sunimajor]

Gulfstream had them long before Boeing & both buy them from Aviation Partners Ltd !

[SamathPerera]

oh my god...ive never seen that before...oh wait..737NG ? ahh never mind...however it saves fuel and carbon emissions and isnt that what everyone wants ? :)