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Japan Airlines to apply riblet-shaped coating to international B787 flights

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Japan Airlines (JAL) is set to apply riblet-shaped coating on its B787-9 aircraft bound for long-haul international flights. According to JAL, testing showed that drag reduction rate during cruising is 0.24%, which is expected to result in an annual reduction of approximately 119 tons of fuel consumption and about 381 tons of CO2 emissions.

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IATA expects five billion passengers and $1 trillion in airline revenue in 2025     

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced its financial outlook for the global airline industry in 2025 which forecasts a strengthening of profitability and further rises in annual passenger traffic figures which will breach the five billion passenger mark for the first time in the history of the industry. below the $7.9

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From albatrosses to slimy eels: Aircraft design and concepts inspired by nature 

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But when in October 2024, SWISS became the first to fly a Boeing 777-300ER covered with the new film it was sharks, and specifically their skin, that the airline industry had to thank. This was followed in May 2024, when SWISS announced that it was the first airline to equip an entire fleet of Boeing 777-300ER with the shark skin technology.

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Sharkskin System Used to Reduce Drag of 777 Cargo Jets

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Freighter airlines are using a new coating that mimics the structure of a shark’s skin to reduce aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption.

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Constipated Man Sues United Airlines Over Bathroom Fiasco

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United Airlines is being sued by two passengers over an incident that occurred on a flight several weeks back, as reported by Live and Lets Fly. My take on this strange United lavatory incident Airlines get sued all the time, though this has to be one of the most bizarre airline lawsuits weve seen in a long while.

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More LATAM Boeing 777s to be fitted with Lufthansa Technik’s AeroSHARK film

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A LATAM Airlines Brazil Boeing 777 has successfully been fitted with Lufthansa Technik’s innovative, fuel-saving AeroSHARK film, with plans afoot to include four more. It is the first time that Lufthansa Technik has fitted the AeroSHARK film on an aircraft operated by an external carrier in the Americas.

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Southwest Airlines’ Hispanic Free Flight Program Discrimination Lawsuit Drags On

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A US District Judge has ruled that Southwest Airlines must face a discrimination lawsuit regarding its program to provide free flights to Hispanic students. The lawsuit was filed back in May by the American Alliance for Equal Rights, which claims the Lnzate!

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