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

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

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 ...

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.

AeroSHARK is a surface film that mimics the flow-optimized structure of sharkskin. Developed jointly by BASF and Lufthansa Technik, it features riblets measuring about 50 micrometers.

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

ANSYS ANSS announced that its simulation solutions are being leveraged by Lufthansa Technik to develop and certify AeroSHARK, a revolutionary biomimetic coating technology inspired by shark skin. By ...