Case studies

Social development
Airport provides vital community links

The community on Svalbard, halfway between Norway and the North Pole, depen...

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...

Social development
Turboprop aircraft key drivers to economic growth

A new generation of quiet, fuel-efficient and rugged turboprop aircraft suc...

Social development
Airlines and airports provide the pathway for pilg...

More than two million Muslims from all parts of the world make the Hajj pil...

Social development
New aircraft: more jobs and cleaner production

Every time a new aircraft programme is announced, the economic and industri...

Social development
New investment in Poland’s aerospace industry

Over the last decade there has been an influx of large aerospace companies ...

Social development
Developing aviation skills in Fiji

Nadi International Airport handles 98% of all international visitors to Fij...

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

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

Social development
Providing a lifeline to quake-hit Christchurch

The February 2011 earthquake that hit Christchurch, New Zealand, killed 181...

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...