Airbus Studying Sharklet Retrofit
Sharklet retrofit in the works
Airbus is close to launching a Sharklet retrofit program for most A320s now in service, Airbus senior v-p for leasing markets Andy Shankland told a packed audience today at the ISTAT Americas conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. (Photo: Gregory Polek)
Airbus is close to launching a Sharklet retrofit program for most A320s now in service, Airbus senior v-p for leasing markets Andy Shankland told a packed audience today at the ISTAT Americas conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. (Photo: Gregory Polek)

Airbus is close to launching a Sharklet retrofit program for most A320s now in service, Airbus senior v-p for leasing markets Andy Shankland told a packed audience today at the ISTAT Americas conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. The results of the study, involving the use of the new winglets under development for the A320neo, “look quite positive,” said Shankland, who noted that design work has progressed and continues, and that the market should expect some news on the offering “just a little bit later this year.”