Case studies

Economic
Soaring interest in airport career opportunities

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

Environmental
Precise navigation, precise environment benefits

It may have a somewhat clumsy name: required navigation performance (RNP), ...

Environmental
ASPIRE programme gathers pace and members

The Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE) links 19...

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...

Environmental
New engines offer ever-lower fuel burn and emissio...

While aircraft efficiency has increased by well over 70% since the first je...

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...

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...