The innovation results in annual savings of around 400 tons of kerosene and more than 1,200 tons of carbon dioxide.
Last week, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency granted Lufthansa Technik permission to modify two Boeing 777 variants with the fuel-saving AeroSHARK riblet films, a sustainability-focused innovation developed jointly by Lufthansa Technik and chemicals company BASF,The new technology will now be installed on Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss International Air Lines aircraft.
“For each Boeing 777-300ER operated by SWISS, this means annual savings of around 400 tons of kerosene and more than 1,200 tons of carbon dioxide. The slightly shorter Boeing 777F saves around 370 tons of fuel and 1,170 tons of CO2 each year.”The first AeroSHARK-equipped Boeing 777-300ER of the Swiss airline had already begun daily operations in October.
The initial flights were followed by several weeks of evaluation of the collected data and other documents, such as measured values from flow simulations. The new decree issued by EASA will now allow Lufthansa Technik to apply the riblet films to any given Boeing 777-300ER and 777F aircraft.
"With our partner BASF, we can now support our customers in making entire subfleets more climate-friendly. Moreover, we intend to realize the use of the new technology for further aircraft types. We are the only MRO company in the world to offer such solutions to reduce fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions for commercial aircraft. We are naturally very proud of this.
"With the Novaflex Sharkskin functional film, we are helping our customers to achieve their individual sustainability goals and in this way make aviation measurably more environmentally friendly."AeroSHARK will now be installed on SWISS and Lufthansa Cargo’s twelve 777-300ERs and eleven 777Fs. The changes are expected to reduce
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