Cutting emissions with sharkskin technology
Together with the world's leading chemical and coating manufacturer BASF, we have developed a surface technology with a barely perceptible ribbed texture of small protrusions called riblets. Applied to the fuselage and engine nacelle in the direction of airflow, the riblets optimize aerodynamics and decrease friction, which has been proven to reduce emissions and fuel consumption by around one per cent in the current expansion stage. AeroSHARK has moreover demonstrated to be resilient to all the challenging environmental conditions an aircraft is exposed to in daily operations, from high speeds to large temperature and pressure deltas via ultraviolet radiation at high altitudes to chemical substances such as deicing fluid on the ground.
More than 295,000 flight hours
Worldwide family of AeroSHARK aircraft is steadily growing
AeroSHARK is now in use across a growing number of international airlines. Within the Lufthansa Group, a total of 22 aircraft—operated by SWISS, Lufthansa Cargo, Austrian Airlines, and Lufthansa—have been equipped with the fuel-saving riblet film. LATAM was the first airline in the Americas to adopt AeroSHARK, confirming a one percent reduction in fuel consumption. With the retrofit of its entire Boeing 777 300ER subfleet, LATAM became the second airline worldwide to equip a complete aircraft subfleet with the surface technology. EVA Air leads in Asia with a commitment to modify its entire cargo fleet of nine Boeing 777F aircraft, while ANA is applying the technology to both passenger and freighter versions of the Boeing 777. By reducing aerodynamic drag, these airlines benefit from lower fuel costs and contribute to a more sustainable aviation.
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