Fun Facts About the Aviation Industry

March 31, 2019

An Airbus A380 double-decker is the length of eight buses (2:58.6 feet) and haS enough room on its wings to park seventy cars. 1939 National Aviation Day was established in 1939 by Franklin D. Roosevelt to commemorate the anniversary of Orville Wright's birthday. The first recorded flight by a woman was Urat of Elisabeth Thible in 1784.

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Cardiff Airport is the gateway to Wales, handling over a million passengers a year with over 50 direct routes and more than 900 connecting destinations worldwide through hubs including Amsterdam Schiphol, Dublin and Barcelona.

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The Benefits of Tracking Aviation Assets Within Airports

Infographic | January 21, 2020

The importance of tracking aviation assets can play a key role in effective airport asset management. And, with the use of real-time tracking technologies, such as Real-time Location System (RTLS), these huge organisations have the ability to locate and track all critical assets that keep airport operations running smoothly.

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Brexit - Risk Assessment

Infographic | March 19, 2022

Airbus has four major engineering and manufacturing facilities in the UK, 14,000 employees at 25 sites, our people make 80,000 business trips between the UK and the EU a year, we have 1,900 expatriates and we support more than 110,000 jobs in the UK supply chain

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CLEAN AVIATION’S JOURNEY TO CLIMATE NEUTRALITY BY 2050

Infographic | March 12, 2022

NET GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY, H2, SAF & OPERATIONAL MEASURES.

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Meet Me in the Metaverse

Infographic | April 7, 2022

Technology advances are becoming more reliable than other factors in informing long-term strategy

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Top 8 Challenges of the Aviation Industry: The Pre-COVID Era

Infographic | October 25, 2021

The aviation industry is a world in itself, encompassing a massive workforce and contributing a significant percentage to the global economy. The sector was set for major growth, challenges notwithstanding, until the pandemic hit, post which it plummeted to a considerable extent. Yet, it is fair to state that despite the economic impact of COVID-19 on airline industry, it has been on the road to recovery, and may very well get back to the mainstream in a few years.

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Why Use Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace Manufacturing and Design ?

Infographic | January 7, 2022

Additive manufacturing in aerospace manufacturing and design offers customization opportunities. The opportunities are based on needs and requirements for specific manufacturing of aircraft like a commercial, military with the help of data.

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Cardiff Airport

Cardiff Airport is the gateway to Wales, handling over a million passengers a year with over 50 direct routes and more than 900 connecting destinations worldwide through hubs including Amsterdam Schiphol, Dublin and Barcelona.

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