Sharkskin for Planes

Published 2023-03

Lufthansa’s fleet of 10 Boeing 777F cargo planes now have a sleek new sharkskin exterior coating to reduce drag and emissions.

Verdict

renamedThe same phenomenon is listed again within two editions under a new name (D33).

A trend is graded on whether the publisher keeps it, never as a hit or a miss (D6, D33).

rank: 641
section: Climate & Energy
subsection: Climate Trends / Green Transport
subject: Sharkskin for Planes
page: 39
confidence: high
note: Appended 2026-10-02 after the existing entries (D15) by the contents audit (check_2023_contents.py, issue #26). The volume contents run over two pages; the first capture read only the first, so the trends listed on the second were missing.