Case studies

Social development
Providing a lifeline to quake-hit Christchurch

The February 2011 earthquake that hit Christchurch, New Zealand, killed 181...

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...

Economic
Business aviation also plays its part

Even as airlines prepare to transport unprecedented numbers of passengers t...

Social development
Bombardier in India: going beyond aviation

When Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier established an engineering o...

Environmental
Boeing invests research into advanced-generation b...

As part of industry-wide efforts on aviation biofuel research, Boeing estab...

Economic
Airbus invests in China

Airbus China opened its Beijing office in 1990 and now employs nearly 300 p...

Grown in Africa, served in London

Many areas of Africa are well-adapted to growing fresh produce that is in d...

Social development
Airport community builds professional bridges

The aviation community is a global one. But differences in economic and tec...