Lufthansa joins “shark skin” research program

Lufthansa Technik has joined Airbus and the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM) on a two-year research project that is testing the viability of coatings that could make aircraft more efficient. A new varnish, developed by IFAM in Bremen, attempts to mimic...
Karen Walker

Karen Walker is Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief and Aviation Week Network Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief. She joined ATW in 2011 and oversees the editorial content and direction of ATW, Routes and Aviation Week Group air transport content.

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