Environment
In this section you will find items related to Air Transport in relation to the environment, such as sustainability, emission trading, substitution, pollution and noise reduction.
By Bram Kaashoek on January 31, 2011
“In the rapidly evolving airline industry, emerging technologies could play an increasingly critical role in the delivery of real and perceived customer value” (Taneja, 2010). Taneja, the author of highly interesting books on the aviation business like “Airline survival kit” (2003), “Simpli-Flying” (2004) and “Flying… Read more…
Posted in Environment | Tagged Biofuel, Bram Kaashoek, Innovation, Issue 50, KLM |
By AJ on October 23, 2009
Call for papers of the International Air Transport and Operations Symposium (ATOS 2010) extended until January 4th 2010! ATOS 2010 will take place on April 14 -15, 2010. The hot topic of ATOS 2010 is how air transport can evolve to continue to add value… Read more…
Posted in Environment | Tagged Air Transport Management, Aircraft handling, Aircraft Technology, airline management, Airport Development, ATM, ATOS2010, business model, Delft University of Technology, environmental issues |
By WJ on September 23, 2009
by: Conor Linehan
Under a recent European Directive, greenhouse gas emissions from passenger flights are being brought within the EU Emissions Trading Scheme – the EU’s ‘flagship’ climate change measure. It is a wide-ranging proposal covering all flights arriving at or departing from an aerodrome… Read more…
Posted in Environment | Tagged Emission Trading Scheme, Global Warming, Passenger Flights |
By WJ on June 13, 2009
by Nicholas Stevens and Arron Walker
In recent years, the air transport industry has experienced unprecedented growth, driven by strong local and global economies. Whether this growth can continue in the face of anticipated oil crises, international economic forecasts, and, recently, influenza outbreaks is yet… Read more…
Posted in Environment | Tagged Arron Walker, Australian Airports, Land Use, Ministry for Housing Spatial Planning and Environment, Nicholas Stevens, VROM |
By Joel Siegfried on June 10, 2009
Ever since the Wright brothers took off from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina more than a century ago, in a contraption built of bailing wire and bicycle parts, airplanes have been turning heads, and making noise. Modern aircraft contribute to this more than ever… Read more…
Posted in Environment | Tagged Aircraft Noise, airport planning, Joel Siegfried, noise annoyance, Noise Pollution, San Diego |
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