KLM and Boeing 737 Winglets

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines operates 190 aircraft, with Amsterdam Schiphol as its home base.

Did you know?

• Winglets are retro-fitted onto airplanes; they are blended into the wing curve out and up from the wingtip.
• Winglets improve the aerodynamics of an aircraft, reducing fuel consumption and related CO₂ emissions.
• Winglets minimize drag by reducing wingtip vortices that can cause drag and decrease lift.

What are we doing?

• KLM’s entire fleet of 737s will be equipped with winglets before the spring of 2008.
• All new Next Generation Boeing 737 aircraft delivered to KLM will come with winglets as standard features.

What is the result?

• Winglets are expected to reduce fuel consumption by around 3%, reducing C0₂ emissions by an equivalent amount.
• This, along with our efforts in other areas, is helping to limit our contribution to climate change.

This video explains how KLM looks at environmental issues in all areas of its operations: