Case studies

Economic
More than 86,000 jobs rely on Detroit Airport

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) generates more than 86,000 ...

Economic
A key link in the pharma supply chain

For the global pharmaceutical industry, transporting vaccines and medicines...

Social development
UAE becomes a centre for aviation skills training

Hanan Jawad has wanted to be a pilot since she was 14 and is now a Boeing 7...

Economic
Soaring interest in airport career opportunities

London’s Heathrow Airport saw 5,800 young people attend the airport’s Jobs ...

Environmental
Precise navigation, precise environment benefits

It may have a somewhat clumsy name: required navigation performance (RNP), ...

Environmental
ASPIRE programme gathers pace and members

The Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE) links 19...

Economic
Alaskan salmon take to the air

Each year, Alaska Air Cargo delivers shipments of Copper River salmon from ...

Environmental
Wingtip devices

Wingtip devices – the angled extension to the end of some aircraft wings – ...

Economic
Aviation breathes new life into Mexican manufactur...

The rapid growth of the aerospace industry across Mexico has led to many jo...

Economic
Embraer builds high-tech skill base in Brazil and ...

With $5.3 billion in revenues in 2010, a workforce of over 17,000 and an or...

Economic
Why China relies on air freight

Air freight is the preferred mode of transport for the new global economy’s...

Environmental
Continuous descent approaches

Traditionally, landing aircraft approach a runway by ‘stepping’ down from t...