AkzoNobel’s colour blending facility in Dongguan, China has achieved a AS9100 certification and strengthens its position as supplier for aerospace coatings in the region. A certificate of approval has been awarded to the site by Lloyds Register to certify its compliance with AS9100:2016, an international Quality Management System (QMS) standard [...]
Aircraft are not alone in the skies, meaning they face natural obstacles to which they must adapt. As aircraft become faster and more developed, the Aeronautics industry is faced with the problem of an increase in obstacles that magnify the drag coefficient: we are talking about insects. The accumulation of [...]
The Boeing Company, Av-DEC, Global Finishing Solutions and The University of Manchester give their technical presentations on relevant topics regarding aircraft coating including environmental aspects, non-chromated primers and surface treatments during the IntAIRCOAT Digital meeting on April 21, 2022. Be part of the international aircraft coating network, come together and [...]
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has decided to equip its entire Boeing long-haul fleet with the fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology. Starting in the middle of the year, a total of twelve Boeing 777-300ERs will gradually be fitted with the riblet films developed jointly by Lufthansa Technik and BASF. The significantly [...]
In the modern world it became more and more usual to travel by plane, either for business or holiday reasons. In the year 2019 4.54 billion passengers were carried around the world by the aviation industry. In addition to that it has to be considered that the 15 biggest airports [...]
