Case studies
Environmental
Wingtip devices
Wingtip devices – the angled extension to the end of some aircraft wings – ...
Environmental
Virgin Australia helps pioneer biofuel research
By 2050, up to 40% of all aviation fuel sources at airports in Australia an...
Social development
New investment in Poland’s aerospace industry
Over the last decade there has been an influx of large aerospace companies ...
Environmental
New engines offer ever-lower fuel burn and emissio...
While aircraft efficiency has increased by well over 70% since the first je...
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...
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...