Drag Related Topics 
One Mile at a Time
MAY 29, 2025
This incident happened on an American Eagle flight Bottom line A flight attendant on an American Eagle flight was attacked by a passenger, grabbed by the collar, dragged down the aisle, and held down. No one deserves that. No one should be subjected to that kind of violence, let alone a flight attendant simply doing their job.
Aerotime
JANUARY 24, 2025
According to JAL, testing showed that drag reduction rate during cruising is 0.24%, which is expected to result in an annual reduction of approximately 119 tons of fuel consumption and about 381 tons of CO2 emissions.
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Aerotime
MAY 23, 2025
Vueling has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with an Australian aerospace tech firm to help shave its carbon emissions by using shark skin technology to reduce drag. Although a sharks skin appears smooth, its actually covered in microscopic grooves known as riblets, which help reduce drag as the animal moves through the water.
Aerotime
APRIL 10, 2025
This is achieved by further maximizing lift and reducing drag during the take-off and initial climb segments, a spokesperson for Airbus said. These functions focus on enhancing the aircrafts low-speed performance. metric tons on average over the airports most flown by widebody aircraft.
Airline Geeks
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Freighter airlines are using a new coating that mimics the structure of a shark’s skin to reduce aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption.
Simple Flying
APRIL 19, 2025
The tale of how Conrad 'Connie' Kalittas unwavering passion for drag racing led him to found an international jet freighter fleet is quite a story indeed. In 1971, Kalitta gave up driving to focus on growing his airline company.
Aerotime
DECEMBER 11, 2024
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. In 2025, industry revenues will exceed $1 trillion for the first time.
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