Copying Lufthansa? IAG explores shark skin coatings for aircraft

The shark-skin film will soon be tested on an IAG carrier.

MAKO raises $28 million for ‘shark skin’ aircraft technology

MAKO has secured $28 million to commercialise Flightfilm, a shark skin-inspired coating designed to reduce aircraft drag, ...
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Lufthansa and Airbus to Take Sharkskin-Like Technology to the Next Level

Did you know that there’s a commercially-certified sharkskin-like technology for aviation already in operation on multiple Boeing 777 aircraft? It’s called AeroSHARK, and Lufthansa and Airbus are ...

Australian firm MAKO secures $28m for fuel-saving sharkskin aircraft film

An Australian innovation inspired by the movement of sharks through the water is being billed as the “biggest thing to happen ...
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‘Shark Skin’ Surfaces to Cut Aircraft CO2 Emissions

Project coordinator Markus Postl explains, “While ‘shark skin films’ already exist, the OPTIMAL project is taking this technology to the next level of precision and safety. We are adding extra value ...