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

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Cargo volumes are expected to reach 72.5 All these efforts will help to mitigate several drags on profitability that are outside of airlines control, namely persistent supply chain challenges, infrastructure deficiencies, onerous regulation, and a rising tax burden. billion in 2025, a 6.7% million tons, a 5.8% increase from 2024.

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

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In December 2023, a Lufthansa Cargo 777F became the first freighter to be modified with AeroSHARK and in December 2023, a LATAM Airlines Brasil Boeing 777 became the first aircraft operated by a carrier in the Americas to be fitted with the film.

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All Nippon introduces first Boeing 777F fitted with AeroSHARK surface coating  

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The cutting-edge surface technology is inspired by shark skin and is said to reduce drag and enhance fuel efficiency, hence reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The first modified Boeing 777F (with registration JA771F) operated by ANA began scheduled cargo flights on behalf of the carrier on September 2, 2024.

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EVA Air to add AeroSHARK technology to its Boeing 777F fleet

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Lufthansa Technik AG has announced EVA Air as the first Asian airline to sign for modifications with its drag-reducing and, hence, fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology, jointly developed with BASF. AeroSHARK is a functional surface film modeled on sharkskin’s drag-reducing structure.

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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: DOT Implements Loyalty Tests, AA’s AAdditions

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ANA ‘s first B777 with low-drag Aeroshark film which supposedly reduces emissions entered service. Lufthansa Cargo named Elodie Berthonneau as its VP for Asia-Pacific after a heated battle. Aeromexico will begin a daily nonstop flight to Cartagena in February. Air Botswana received its first E175. ITA is returning to Tel Aviv.

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The innovators and trailblazers of future aviation flourishing in the UK

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The UK has a rich and deep history in engineering, invention, and innovation, and in the 18 th century it was the epicenter of the Industrial Revolution which dragged the world into the new age of industrialization. Agreements for the HFCPS have also been reached with companies in the UK, Germany, Australia and the US.

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