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...

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