Dubai-based flydubai has introduced its first split scimitar winglets installation on its fleet of next-generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft.The retrofit programme will see up to 30 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft fitted with the new split scimitar winglets until October 2020. Upon completion of the programme, the airline’s retrofitted next-generation aircraft will benefit from greater fuel efficiency while producing less carbon emissions.The winglets are estimated to reduce flydubai’s annual fuel bill by over 200,000 litres per aircraft and reduce CO2 emissions by more than 510 tonnes per aircraft per year.Commenting on the introduction of the Split Scimitar Winglets, Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief

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