Case studies
NASA’s continuing work on aviation technology
For the world’s leading civil aerospace manufacturers, researching new, mor...
The first solar-powered airport
Solar panels being used at an airport is not an entirely new concept. Airpo...
A Standard for CO2
The beginning of 2016 saw a historic milestone passed in the field of aviat...
Insect-repellant coating
There have been many innovative solutions to improving fuel efficiency in a...
Airlink brings aid to Ebola-hit countries
The social benefits of aviation are perhaps best appreciated when it comes ...
CleanEra
An on-going partnership between KLM and Delft University of Technology has ...
Sustainable Taxiing
The environmental impact of the aviation sector is best addressed through r...
Aviation’s vital role in hunting hurricanes and tr...
When Hurricane Gonzalo crashed into Bermuda on 17 October, 2014 it brought ...
Fighting fire from above
When in August 2014 the Swedish province of Västmanland, 140 kilometres nor...
Research fuels innovation
The mission of Clean Sky, the most ambitious aeronautical research programm...
A successful partnership
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) operates one of the most advanced air tr...
New materials and structural weight saving
The last few decades have seen a steady rise in the amount of ‘composite’ m...