Case studies
Environmental
Wingtip devices
Wingtip devices – the angled extension to the end of some aircraft wings – ...
Environmental
Virgin Australia helps pioneer biofuel research
By 2050, up to 40% of all aviation fuel sources at airports in Australia an...
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
Speeding aid to East Africa
In July 2011, for the first time in a generation, the United Nations declar...
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...
Environmental
Boeing invests research into advanced-generation b...
As part of industry-wide efforts on aviation biofuel research, Boeing estab...