Meeting the challenge of aviation emissions: an aircraft industry perspective

Awareness of Tourism Impacts on Climate Change and the Implications for Travel Practice

“…Improvements in both engine and airframe technology have brought about approximately 95% of the improvements in fuel consumption and hence have reduced emissions (Lawrence 2009;Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution 2002). Future improvements of 0.5% to 1.0% per annum are thought achievable (Horton 2010).…”

Mapping expert perspectives of the aviation sector

“…Such a categorisation tallies with the literature. Upham et al (2004) reports stakeholders as being airlines, airports, air navigation service providers, regulators and NGOs, whilst Lawrence (2009) looks at stakeholders involved in addressing aircraft emissions, and lists oil companies, aircraft suppliers, aircraft users, aircraft controllers, aircraft regulators and Government lobby groups as being important actors in the sector.…”

The influence of preload and boundary conditions on pre-damaged composite plates subject to soft-body impact

“…A recent market report by the Boeing aircraft company has forecast this trend in advanced composite material usage to continue with an annual growth in world aircraft fleet of 3.6% up to 2032 with 5.2% of growth occurring within the Asia Pacific region [2]. Advanced composite materials continue to be recognized as a key enabling technology to assist the reduction of aircraft weight and meet increasing green-house and aircraft-engine emissions legislation [3]. In relation to structural properties, CFRP materials have a number of advantages relative to other aerospace materials including: high specific strength, stiffness, improved fatigue life and the ability to tailor the mechanical properties of a structure.…”