Case studies

Social development
Aircraft programmes boost Asian high-tech

Today’s commercial aircraft are a vital catalyst to high-tech skills develo...

Social development
UAE becomes a centre for aviation skills training

Hanan Jawad has wanted to be a pilot since she was 14 and is now a Boeing 7...

Social development
Organ transplant flights provide a lifeline in Bra...

Over 7,000 items – organs, tissues, empty special containers or medical tea...

Social development
Why aviation is good news for Pacific sharks

Many Pacific islands face an uncertain future as falling fish stocks have s...

Social development
Airports are catalysts to economic growth

Airports are more than just vital parts of the global transport system, lin...

Social development
Why airlines are making a change for good

Since 1987, cabin crew and airline ground-staff around the world have colle...

Social development
Airport provides vital community links

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

Social development
Turboprop aircraft key drivers to economic growth

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

Social development
Apprenticeship scheme captures young talent

British Airways (BA) recruits between 120 and 200 apprentices each year and...

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
Sustainable tourism revitalises Cape Verde economy

For many years, life for the 500,000 inhabitants of Cape Verde, a chain of ...

Social development
New aircraft: more jobs and cleaner production

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