Aero Design Labs (ADL) has announced its drag reduction kit has been used on a commercial flight for the first time, after WestJet flew from Calgary to Toronto on March 20 with the kit on a Boeing 737-700.
ADL said the flight was part of testing and certification process which followed the Transport Canada issuance of a Supplemental Type Certificate for the kit, which ADL said uses "proprietary computational fluid dynamics analysis" to reduce drag on an aircraft.
"All of us at Aero Design Labs are grateful to WestJet and their teams who were pivotal in the testing and ultimate certification of our drag reduction kit. Together, we look forward to validating the reduced fuel burn and increased CO2 avoidance our kits provide," said Chris Jones, Aero Design Labs' chief commercial officer.
"We're excited by the demonstrated success and environmental benefits our relationship with Aero Design Labs brings," said WestJet's chief operating officer, Diederik Pen.