All Nippon Airways (ANA) will be the first company in Asia to use AeroSHARK, a fuel saving riblet film developed by Lufthansa Technik and BASF, on its Boeing 777 passenger aircraft. ANA will also be the first airline worldwide to use this technology on both cargo and passenger 777 aircraft.
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A Boeing 777-300ER (JA796A) equipped with the innovation has begun commercial operations with ANA on April 26th. This is ANA’s second aircraft with the technology. ANA has operated a Boeing 777 Freighter (JA771F) with the riblet technology since September 2024.
The AeroSHARK film, inspired by the structure of shark skin, reduces frictional resistance, decreases fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. ANA has verified this effect since the first aircraft entered service and has confirmed the technology reduces consumption and emissions by approximately 1%.
ANA will continue to expand this technology to other aircraft of the same type to achieve the ANA Group’s medium- to long-term environmental goals. ANA will continue to promote sustainability management through various measures through “ANA Future Promise” initiative which aims to realize a sustainable society.
Lufthansa Technik currently holds Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the AeroSHARK modification of various types of Boeing 777, which is now being adopted by various airlines across the globe. Approximately 28 long-haul aircraft are already operating with the technology in worldwide service, and this number is growing steadily.