By manufacturing sharklets for the Airbus A320 family, FACC is making a significant contribution to increasing the efficiency and range of modern passenger aircraft.
“Producing 2,000 sharklets for our customer Airbus is a milestone for FACC. We look forward to equipping many more Airbus aircraft with FACC Sharklets in the coming years. With over 7,000 Airbus A320 Family aircraft on order by airlines, we are now continuing this success story together,” said FACC CEO Robert Machtlinger.
The Sharklets manufactured at the FACC headquarters in Ried im Innkreis are delivered directly to the Airbus production lines. The parts made of high-tech composite materials consist of around 4,000 individual components and are manufactured by a team of around 100 highly specialised experts.
The model for the Sharklets can be found in nature: In large birds such as the condor, the outer feathers bend upwards during flight, which allows them to fly more efficiently. The name Sharklet is derived from the shark-fin-like shape of the component.
