Laser paint stripping technology has the advantages of no pollution, no mechanical contact and real-time monitoring. It is expected to become the main technical way of aircraft paint removal. The main working mechanism of laser paint stripping technology was analyzed. The influence law of process parameters on paint removal effect was summarized, and the selection idea of process parameters in engineering paint removal was put forward. The evaluation methods of laser paint stripping effect were summarized. The application examples of aircraft skin engineering laser paint stripping were introduced, and the future research focuses of laser paint stripping technology were prospected.