Cebu Pacific Air launched Philippine’s first Sharklet-equipped AirBus A320 Monday morning. According to CebuPacific, Sharklets are made from light-weight composites and are 2.4 meters tall. Cutting airlines’ fuel bills by around four percent, Sharklets offer the flexibility to A320 Family operators of either adding around 100 nautical miles more range or allowing increased payload capability of up to 450 kilogrammes.
Airbus A320 Sharklet was first acquired by AirAsia but it is CebuPacific who brought it first in the commercial flight in the Philippines.
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The first Airbus A320 will fly international routes and its first destination is Bangkok, in Thailand. The airline is also flying its first long-haul destination this year to Dubai. The Dubai flights according to reports will be utilizing Airbus A330.
The wingtip of the aircraft are usually intended to improve the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft. A yellow sharklet also called winglet extends up from the port wingtip of the Cebu Pacific Airbus A320. This feature further improves fuel efficiency in powered aircraft.
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