Honolulu Advertiser: Posted on: Tuesday, July 22, 2003

BUSINESS BRIEFS
Aloha planes getting winglets

Advertiser Staff

Aloha Airlines contracted with Aviation Partners Boeing, a Seattle-based company, to add vertical winglets at the end of the wings on its fleet of 12 Boeing 737-700 jets.

The "Blended Winglet Technology," which costs several hundred thousand dollars per plane, increases fuel efficiency and reduces noise, according to Aviation Partners.