Case studies

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...

Social development
Organ transplant flights provide a lifeline in Bra...

Over 7,000 items – organs, tissues, empty special containers or medical tea...

Economic
Soaring interest in airport career opportunities

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

Social development
Airports are catalysts to economic growth

Airports are more than just vital parts of the global transport system, lin...

Social development
Airport provides vital community links

The community on Svalbard, halfway between Norway and the North Pole, depen...

Social development
Turboprop aircraft key drivers to economic growth

A new generation of quiet, fuel-efficient and rugged turboprop aircraft suc...

Social development
Apprenticeship scheme captures young talent

British Airways (BA) recruits between 120 and 200 apprentices each year and...

Social development
Seychelles investing in youth for long-term succes...

Having weathered the economic downturn in 2008, this archipelago of 115 isl...

Economic
Aviation breathes new life into Mexican manufactur...

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

Social development
Developing aviation skills in Fiji

Nadi International Airport handles 98% of all international visitors to Fij...

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
Airbus invests in China

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