Case studies

Technology
Inmarsat: Iris, the future of the skies

In partnership with the European Space Agency, Inmarsat is launching Iris, ...

Value to the economy
The impact of COVID-19 on Africa’s safaris

In Africa, tourism is a $39 billion industry, while safari travels account ...

Local air quality
Offsetting carbon emissions

The aviation industry has set a climate target to halve carbon emissions by...

Environmental
Investing in green energy

Public transport at and around Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has become gree...

Environmental
An ‘Eco Island’ airport

Complaints over noise are commonplace for airports all over the world, but ...

Environmental
Sustainably built airport in New Delhi

For a piece of infrastructure as vast as an international airport, there ar...

Environmental
Benefits of the Single European Sky

Following the liberalisation of the European air transport market in the 19...

Economic
Fast fashion

In the world of fashion, trends can move quickly. More quickly than some pe...

Environmental
Birmingham Airport powered by solar energy

In an effort to reduce the amount of carbon emissions associated with their...

Environmental
San Francisco Airport sustainability drive

In response to the City and County of San Francisco’s greenhouse gas emissi...

Environmental
Varying height, speed across the Atlantic saves em...

Aircraft crossing the Atlantic can save between one and two per cent of the...

Environmental
Airports turn on the power of the sun

In October 2014 Rarotonga Airport in the Cook Islands is due to turn on its...