For the first time, a Boeing 777-300ER operated by Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) took off on a passenger flight with the AeroSHARK surface technology jointly developed by Lufthansa Technik and BASF. The first Boeing 777-300ER with the functional riblet film developed by BASF and Lufthansa Technik. (© SWISS [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
AkzoNobel’s aerospace coatings facility in Dongguan, China, has been qualified by aircraft manufacturer Boeing to color blend the company’s “Aerodur 3001” basecoat. Hence, the site has been certified by Boeing to blend AkzoNobel’s industry-leading basecoat/clearcoat system locally in China with OEM approval. The Dongguan facility is also now listed on [...]
e. Luterbach installs new aircraft paint shop in the United Arab Emirates Dr. Astrid Günther Hot - more than 45°C are not uncommon here - and sandy these are oftentimes the first associations coming up in connection with Abu Dhabi. Economically, it is probably the oil industry that most people [...]
