| Technology | Benefits | Available on Next-Generation 737 Family? | Available on A320 Family? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blended winglets | Enhance range, fuel efficiency and takeoff performance while lowering engine maintenance costs and noise. | Yes | No |
| Fly by wire | Can eliminate mechanical systems to lighten airplane weight, but can also increase maintenance costs and reduce dispatch reliability, depending on design. | No | Yes |
| Global Positioning Landing System | Opens new airports and runways using a highly accurate satellite-based landing system. | Yes | No |
| Heads-up display | Enhances safety and minimizes delays by providing eye-level flight and safety information to the flight crew. HUD provides the capability to take off and land when visibility is low. | Yes | 2006 |
| Integrated Approach Navigation | Enhances landing approach capability by simplifying pilot procedures and potentially reducing the number of approach procedures. | Yes | No |
| Liquid crystal display (LCD) | Improves readability of flight information. LCDs weigh less, require less power and generate less heat, which contributes to greater reliability and a longer service life. | Yes | No |
| Navigation Performance Scales | Minimizes flight delays and increases airspace capacity by allowing the airplane to navigate through a narrower flight path with higher accuracy using vertical and horizontal indicators to provide precise position awareness. | Yes | No |
| Quiet Climb | Reduces noise and pilot workload during takeoff by providing automatic and consistent power management over noise-sensitive areas. | Yes | No |
| Side stick | Alternative to the control wheel. Existing commercial side sticks offer no visual or tactile cues to the pilot and must have restrictive performance limits. | No | Yes |
| Vertical Situation Display | Enhances safety by showing the current and predicted flight path of the airplane and indicating potential conflicts with terrain. | Yes | No |