Speedbird Sharklets...
Looks like British Airways Airbus A320 fleet is getting a little bit exciting as BA have finally started fitting the first of 10 Airbus A320's (the youngest treated) with the aesthetically pleasing and fuel-saving Sharklets with Yankee Victor the first such example to have been kitted out.
As already mentioned, British Airways have made the decision to retrofit their 10 youngest A320's with Sharklets with Yankee Victor taking as little as 4 days for the retrofit to have been completed. As each A320 gains Sharklets, another is admitted into Heathrow Maintenance for the retrofit to take place. The modifications take between 2-4 days to complete. After the 10 A320's have been treated, by 2018/2019 another 20 Airbus A320's will gain Sharklets, around the time BA should receive a handful of A320neo's. The 20 Airbus A320's that will receive the Sharklets will need to undergo structural modifications in order for the Sharklets to be fitted since the wing design is slightly different to newer A320's.
For now, there are 3 Airbus A320's with British Airways that have received Sharklets, Yankee Victor of course being the first. The fitting of Sharklets to the 10 A320's should be completed by May 2015.
Yankee Victor is one of 62 Airbus A320's currently in service with British Airways, that number should be 67 once all of the Gatwick based A320's enter service. She was delivered new to BA in May 2014, leased from Itochu and is powered by 2 IAE V2527-A5 engines.
Airbus A320-232(WL) G-EUYV on final approach into Runway 09L at London Heathrow (LHR) on BA1305 from Aberdeen (ABZ).
Speedbird Sharklets...
Looks like British Airways Airbus A320 fleet is getting a little bit exciting as BA have finally started fitting the first of 10 Airbus A320's (the youngest treated) with the aesthetically pleasing and fuel-saving Sharklets with Yankee Victor the first such example to have been kitted out.
As already mentioned, British Airways have made the decision to retrofit their 10 youngest A320's with Sharklets with Yankee Victor taking as little as 4 days for the retrofit to have been completed. As each A320 gains Sharklets, another is admitted into Heathrow Maintenance for the retrofit to take place. The modifications take between 2-4 days to complete. After the 10 A320's have been treated, by 2018/2019 another 20 Airbus A320's will gain Sharklets, around the time BA should receive a handful of A320neo's. The 20 Airbus A320's that will receive the Sharklets will need to undergo structural modifications in order for the Sharklets to be fitted since the wing design is slightly different to newer A320's.
For now, there are 3 Airbus A320's with British Airways that have received Sharklets, Yankee Victor of course being the first. The fitting of Sharklets to the 10 A320's should be completed by May 2015.
Yankee Victor is one of 62 Airbus A320's currently in service with British Airways, that number should be 67 once all of the Gatwick based A320's enter service. She was delivered new to BA in May 2014, leased from Itochu and is powered by 2 IAE V2527-A5 engines.
Airbus A320-232(WL) G-EUYV on final approach into Runway 09L at London Heathrow (LHR) on BA1305 from Aberdeen (ABZ).