Fast Forwarding to a Future of On Demand Urban Air Transportation.

October 27, 2016

For all of us, that’s less time with family, less time at work growing our economies, more money spent on fuel—and a marked increase in our stress levels: a study in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, for example, found  that those who commute more than 10 miles were at increased odds of elevated blood pressure4.

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A Climate Technology White Paper

whitePaper | October 19, 2022

In this paper we show that there are some important and urgent challenges to decarbonizing aviation. Emissions from the aviation industry in 2019 were 1.06Gt, accounting for 2% of annual global CO2 emissions. That number is set to increase to 2.05Gt in 2050

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Hangar Foam Fire Suppression Systems

whitePaper | October 27, 2022

Aircraft hangars are unique structures with configurations and contents that can pose unusual hazards. Often very large with high ceilings, they typically house aircraft that are asymmetrical objects containing flammable or combustible fuel. A

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Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Offtake Manual

whitePaper | June 30, 2023

First Movers Coalition (FMC) aviation members have committed to adopting emissions reduction technologies, including sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). It is estimated that SAF have the potential to contribute to 65% of aviation emissions reduction to achieve net zero by 2050.1 With the aim of accelerating decarbonization efforts in the leadup to 2030, the FMC aviation community have produced this guide for purchasing SAF and SAF certificates (SAFc)

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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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BFPCA Submission on the Aviation White Paper Terms of Reference

whitePaper | March 9, 2023

Brisbane families and communities are currently subject to severe aircraft noise pollution and suffering from associated health and related impacts from Brisbane Airport’s new flight paths launched in July 2020. Both the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman’s report and the Brisbane Airport PIR Advisory Forum (BAPAF) have independently confirmed that Brisbane communities were consciously misled using flawed noise modelling, deceptive and unprofessional community engagement, and are now being offered inadequate noise abatement.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PRIORITIES

whitePaper | March 20, 2023

The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) was established by the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to provide the President and others within the Executive Office of the President with advice on the scientific, engineering, and technological aspects of the economy, national security, homeland security, health, foreign relations, the environment, and the technological recovery and use of resources, among other topics.

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GKN Aerospace is the world’s leading multi-technology tier 1 aerospace supplier. We develop, build and supply an extensive range of advanced aerospace systems, components and technologies– for use in aircraft ranging from helicopters and business jets to the most used single aisle aircraft and the largest passenger planes in the world.

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