22 December 2014. Airbus produces about twenty sharklet wing-tip retrofit package per month for older Airbus A320 Series.
The first phase production is expected to be finished in Q2 next year.
Airbus A320 With Sharklet Wing-Tip
The production of sharklet wing-tip retrofit package has been validated and finalized by the aerostructure division of Airbus.
The retrofit package for the wing-tip able to improve the fuel burn of older A320 aircraft. The standard wing-tip simply replaced by sharklet wing-tip, however the simpleness is not that simple. The procedure is more complex since the wing must have a reinforcement in certain area.
Airbus A320 non-Sharklet Wing-Tip of Citilink
Airbus says they already conducted the exercise of replacing the retrofitted wing-tip attempt. This exercise has been done in Cardiff with real A320 aircraft. Airbus adds the replacing attempt has followed by certification tests of wing and fuel matters.
The retrofitted wing-tip programme has launched and many customers of Airbus A320 Series have been included in waiting list.
