Case studies

Social development
Aid lifelines to Typhoon Haiyan victims

When Typhoon Haiyan hit the central Philippine islands in November 2013, al...

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...

Social development
Speeding aid to East Africa

In July 2011, for the first time in a generation, the United Nations declar...

Social development
Providing a lifeline to quake-hit Christchurch

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

Environmental
Continuous descent approaches

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

Economic
Airbus invests in China

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