Case studies

Economic
Investment in youth at South African Airways

Contributing towards the professional development of youth, South African A...

Environmental
NextGen modernisation

In today’s fast-paced world, efficiency is the key word for success. NextGe...

Environmental
Towards green air traffic management with TOPFLIGH...

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

Economic
More than 86,000 jobs rely on Detroit Airport

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) generates more than 86,000 ...

Economic
Soaring interest in airport career opportunities

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

Environmental
Airports save over 170,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions

During the fourth year of the Airport Carbon Accreditation scheme, 84 airpo...

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...

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...