Case studies

Environmental
NASA’s continuing work on aviation technology

For the world’s leading civil aerospace manufacturers, researching new, mor...

Environmental
The first solar-powered airport

Solar panels being used at an airport is not an entirely new concept. Airpo...

Environmental
Benefits of the Single European Sky

Following the liberalisation of the European air transport market in the 19...

Environmental
A Standard for CO2

The beginning of 2016 saw a historic milestone passed in the field of aviat...

Environmental
Insect-repellant coating

There have been many innovative solutions to improving fuel efficiency in a...

Environmental
CleanEra

An on-going partnership between KLM and Delft University of Technology has ...

Environmental
Sustainable Taxiing

The environmental impact of the aviation sector is best addressed through r...

Environmental
Birmingham Airport powered by solar energy

In an effort to reduce the amount of carbon emissions associated with their...

Environmental
San Francisco Airport sustainability drive

In response to the City and County of San Francisco’s greenhouse gas emissi...

Environmental
Varying height, speed across the Atlantic saves em...

Aircraft crossing the Atlantic can save between one and two per cent of the...

Environmental
Airports turn on the power of the sun

In October 2014 Rarotonga Airport in the Cook Islands is due to turn on its...

Environmental
Research fuels innovation

The mission of Clean Sky, the most ambitious aeronautical research programm...