ANA extends fuel-saving riblet tech to B777 pax aircraft

ANA pioneers global use of AeroSHARK on both cargo and passenger 777s

Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has become the first airline in the world to operate both passenger and cargo Boeing 777 aircraft… The post ANA pioneers global use of AeroSHARK on both cargo and passenger 777s appeared first on Aviation Business News.

ANA extends fuel-saving riblet tech to B777 pax aircraft

ANA announced on April 28, 2025, that it will be using the fuel-saving AeroSHARK riblet technology on its fleet of Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft. Known to reduce fuel and CO2 emissions, AeroSHARK is a riblet film that was developed by Lufthansa Technik and German-based chemical producer Badische Anilin- und Sodafabrik (BASF).  Since September 2024, the Japanese carrier has been operating a Boeing 777 cargo freighter equipped with the film.…

ANA to use AeroSHARK on Boeing 777 aircraft

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest airline, will be the first company in Asia to utilise AeroSHARK, the fuel-saving riblet film developed by Lufthansa Technik and BASF, on its Boeing 777 passenger aircraft. Furthermore, ANA will be the first airline worldwide to operate the Boeing 777 equipped with this technology on both cargo and passenger aircraft. A Boeing 777-300ER fitted with the innovation will commence commercial operations with A…

First Asian airline with AeroSHARK on Boeing 777 passenger aircraft in regular flight operations.