Case studies

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
Houston – we have an improvement

Some of the first people to benefit from the multi-billion dollar NextGen a...

Environmental
Research fuels innovation

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

Environmental
A successful partnership

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) operates one of the most advanced air tr...

Environmental
New materials and structural weight saving

The last few decades have seen a steady rise in the amount of ‘composite’ m...

Environmental
Producing highly efficient turbofans

Taking into account the contribution of design to achieve best results in e...

Economic
A key link in the pharma supply chain

For the global pharmaceutical industry, transporting vaccines and medicines...

Environmental
Investment in recycling pays off

Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce has developed a recycling programme now o...

Economic
Alaskan salmon take to the air

Each year, Alaska Air Cargo delivers shipments of Copper River salmon from ...

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

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