Case studies

Social development
Airlink brings aid to Ebola-hit countries

The social benefits of aviation are perhaps best appreciated when it comes ...

Environmental
ASPIRE: Working together to cut emissions in Asia-...

Reducing the level of emissions produced by aircraft often requires broad c...

Environmental
Airlines working together on sustainable fuel futu...

Followers of aviation’s work on sustainability will know that a lot of work...

Environmental
CleanEra

An on-going partnership between KLM and Delft University of Technology has ...

Environmental
Sustainable Taxiing

The environmental impact of the aviation sector is best addressed through r...

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
Swedavia sets example for airport climate action

While most efforts to mitigate the climate impact of aviation are concentra...

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

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

Social development
Aviation’s vital role in hunting hurricanes and tr...

When Hurricane Gonzalo crashed into Bermuda on 17 October, 2014 it brought ...

Economic
Birmingham gains investment boost from new links t...

The UK’s West Midland’s economy has received a huge boost in recent years t...

Economic
Washington State: the ultimate aerospace cluster

They are called 'aerospace clusters' - where an aircraft manufacturer sets ...