10 Key Characteristics for Effective Snow and Ice Removal

April 20, 2018

Brooms first began to be used for airport snow removal in Canada in the mid-1950s. Convinced sweeping could be used in conjunction with ploughing to make runways safer for the new high-speed jet aeroplanes, Transport Canada issued a request for development and testing of a runway sweeper.

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Hamburg Aviation is the aviation industry cluster for the Hamburg Metropolitan Region – one of the world’s most important locations in the civil aviation industry.

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BRIGHTER FUTURE

whitePaper | June 6, 2022

As AEROSPACE goes to press, the US Congress is set to hold the first open hearing about UFOs in half a century – indicating a shift in official

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FUTURE OF THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY 2035

whitePaper | April 14, 2022

This report sets out the findings of a study exploring the forces shaping the future of aviation, and looks at the potential implications for the airline industry

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Thrust through trust

whitePaper | December 15, 2022

The COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 was the most significant disruption ever encountered by the aerospace industry. Nations locked down, flights were cancelled and aircraft were parked and stored. The exceptional scope and speed of the pandemic affected each industry segment: airline, MRO, OEM, vendor and lessor.

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GUIDE TO GETTING THE BEST AIRFARES

whitePaper | November 2, 2019

At Flight Centre Business Travel, our consultants and bookers are the heart and soul of the company; they know everything there is to know about business travel, which is why we’ve named them our Travel Experts. As experts, one question they get asked frequently by clients is: “how do I get the best airfares?” The answer to that, however, really depends on what a “best airfare” looks like for your company. Are you after the cheapest flights possible, regardless of which airline you fly with? Do you want flights with a preferred airline, that are depart at specific times or are from a preferred airport? Does your company’s travel policy allow for upgrades on long haul or overnight flights – and if so, are you looking for the best fares for Business or First Class?

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South of the Clouds

whitePaper | March 23, 2023

The economic, environmental, health, societal and safety benefits associated with the application of drone technologies are starting to be experienced in the UK, but the full potential of their use is yet to be realised. Flying uncrewed aircraft - ‘drones’ - beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) of their pilots, creates advantage in numerous applications including health care delivery, search and rescue, connection of remote communities, Infrastructure inspection, removal of people from safety risk in industrial settings, and environmental monitoring.

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Decarbonizing Aviation

whitePaper | June 16, 2022

In this paper we show that there are some important and urgent challenges to decarbonizing aviation.

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