Case studies

Environmental
Benefits of the Single European Sky

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

Environmental
Sustainable recycling of aircraft components

Many of the materials used in aircraft components, particularly the fuselag...

Social development
Airlink brings aid to Ebola-hit countries

The social benefits of aviation are perhaps best appreciated when it comes ...

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...

Social development
Aviation’s vital role in hunting hurricanes and tr...

When Hurricane Gonzalo crashed into Bermuda on 17 October, 2014 it brought ...

Social development
Fighting fire from above

When in August 2014 the Swedish province of Västmanland, 140 kilometres nor...

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
The power of green at Pratt & Whitney

Through its Green Power Grant and recycling programmes, Pratt & Whitney...

Environmental
Towards green air traffic management with TOPFLIGH...

SESAR, a research and innovation programme which aims to modernise the enti...

Social development
Helping communities after Hurricane Sandy

On October 30, 2012, Hurricane Sandy caused unmatched destruction across se...