Monarch Aircraft Engineering completes ‘Sharklet’ installation for Monarch Airlines

Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) is the first Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) within the UK to install a set of ‘Sharklet’ wing tips devices by retrofit on Airbus A320 family aircraft. The retrofit programme for Monarch Airlines Airbus A321 (G-ZBAE) aircraft was carried out by MAEL’s highly experienced engineering team at its new state-of-the-art maintenance facility at Birmingham Airport in the UK. The ‘Sharklet’ wing tip devices, each measuring 2.40 metres high and weighing 200 kilograms, were successfully installed within two days. These devices will lower fuel burn (up to 4%), reduce carbon emissions, and will lengthen the aircraft’s service