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After extensive testing and certification, Lufthansa now has permission to fit
more than twenty longhaul aircraft with an artificial shark skin. This very
thin film mimics the skin structure of a shark, improving aerodynamics and
reducing aircraft air resistance, kerosene consumption and therefore CO2
emissions.
 
In the future, the film will be affixed to all twelve of SWISS's Boeing
777-300ERs and eleven of Lufthansa's Boeing 777F freighters. The first Boeing
777-300ER (registration: HB-JNH) from SWISS has been flying with this shark
skin since October.
 
In January 2023, the next 777s in Zurich and Frankfurt will be prepared to be
fitted with the aerodynamic foil. Lufthansa claims that fitting a Boeing
777-300ER with the sharkskin could save around 400 tons of kerosene annually
and reduce CO2 emissions by 1,200 tons.

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