Lufthansa Technik is bringing its AeroSHARK technology to Airbus aircraft for the very first time. STC work for the A330ceo ...

Lufthansa Technik has begun the AeroSHARK certification process for the first Airbus model after achieving approval to ...

Lufthansa Technik is preparing to certify its shark skin riblet technology for older-generation Airbus A330ceo aircraft. The ...

Germany's Lufthansa Technik is to extend its fuel-saving fuselage and nacelle film coating to Airbus aircraft, commencing ...

Currently, AeroSHARK can cover 40% of an aircraft surface, but Lufthansa Technik plans to expand its coverage to other areas of the plane based on the success of simulation-powered testing.

Lufthansa Technik’s fuel-saving AeroShark surface film has entered service on the Boeing 777-200ER with Austrian Airlines following approval for the modification by the European regulator.

Thanks to AeroSHARK, we can enhance these credentials even further in a field where every saving counts. We are proud to be the first passenger airline in the world to adopt this new technology.

AeroShark is currently flying so far only on 17 Lufthansa Group aircraft. These comprise a single Lufthansa 747-400, 12 Swiss 777-300ERs and four Lufthansa Cargo 777Fs.

Featuring small ribs of about 50 µm, AeroShark mimics the low-friction surface of shark skin. It has the potential to reduce an airplane’s CO2 emissions by 1.1%, BASF says.

Lufthansa Technik says patches of AeroSHARK applied to its Boeing 747-400 cuts friction with the air by about 0.8%, translating to 300 metric tons of fuel saved annually and a cut in CO2 emissions ...

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) and Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) have completed application of AeroShark surface film on 12 Boeing 777-300ERs. AeroShark intends to apply the technology to other ...