Aerospace

10DIC

Airbus To Seek an Independent Legal Assessment After Dispute with Qatar Airways Over Surface Degradation

Following the on-going dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways over the surface degradation on the air carrier’s fleet of A350 aircrafts, Airbus announced that the company is preparing for an independent legal assessment.

02DIC

Savroc and Boeing: Partnering for a Sustainable Aerospace Manufacturing

Savroc and Boeing have signed a Purchase Contract to partner on the use of TripleHard chromium coating technology.

01DIC

Sherwin-Williams Announced the 2022 Aerospace Coatings Calendar Winners

Sherwin Williams’ new calendar includes unique and classic aircraft paint schemes.

22OTT

AkzoNobel's Dongguan Facility Has Achieved AS9100 Certification

AkzoNobel's colour blending facility in Dongguan has been certified according to the AS9100:2016 standard for the Aerospace and Defense industry.

17SET

AkzoNobel collaborated with Boeing for the Training of Future Plane Designers

AkzoNobel has donated its expertise and solutions to Boeing’s technology and engineering-oriented school programme.

02SET

PPG Has Launched a Virtual Aerospace Education Programme

PPG has launched its “Virtual PPG Aerospace Academy Education Program” that provides resources and training on the company’s aerospace products.

21GIU

PPG Helped ULA’s ATLAS V 541 Rocket to Launch NASA’s Perseverance to Mars

The products developed by PPG were used to protect the ATLAS V 541 rocket that launched NASA’s Perseverance rover to the Red Planet.

11MAG

BASF and Lufthansa Develop a Surface Film that Mimics Shark’s Skin

Lufthansa Technik and BASF have successfully developed AeroSHARK, a surface technology that imitates the properties of sharkskin, allowing for an optimization of aerodynamics on flow-related parts of the aircraft.

08APR

Airbus and University of Surrey Develop Coating to Protect Satellites Against Oxygen Damage

A nano-level coating developed by Airbus and the University of Surrey can protect satellites in low-Earth orbit from ultraviolet radiation and atomic oxygen.

09FEB

PPG Supplies Coatings and Sealants for the Restoration of a WW2 U.S. Army Air Forces Aircraft

PPG recently supplied coatings and sealants to help restore a 74-year-old four-engine transport aircraft, the Douglas C-54 Skymaster, employed during World War II by the U.S. Army Air Forces.

16DIC

AkzoNobel Gives A Makeover to the Azul Airlines' "Blue Macaw" Livery

The AkzoNobel's aerospace coatings team collaborated with Brazilian artist Pardal to create the new livery of Azul Airlines' the "Blue Macaw" Embraer 195 E2 airplane.

24NOV

Magnetic MRO Selects PPG Aerospace Coatings for Aircraft Repaint

Technical care maintenance and asset management organization Magnetic MRO has selected a variety of PPG aerospace coatings to complete an aircraft repaint project for a private charter flights management company.

18SET

AkzoNobel Receives Boeing Approval to Colour Blend Aerodur 3001 basecoat

AkzoNobel's aerospace coatings facility in Dongguan, China, has been qualified by Boeing to colour blend the company's Aerodur 3001 basecoat.

03AGO

Automatic Application Lines, Paint Spraying and Coating Machines for Plastic Coating

Plastic parts accompany us in everyday life. But plastic is not the same. The variety of material composition and shape is very wide. The demands on the finished surface are different too, so introducing all possible finishing solutions, designed by Venjakob would go too far.

25FEB

UCLA Scientists Develop All-in-One Coating to Prevent Ice Formation

Materials scientists at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and their colleagues in China have developed an ice-prevention coating inspired by the way Antarctic fish species keep their blood from freezing.