Indian aviation: Spreading its wings

In the last decade, India initiated a modernisation and acquisition programme for its defence forces. To utilise the huge acquisition budget and to build a domestic industrial base, the government made radical policy changes, allowing private and domestic investment in the defence sector and moving from depending upon a single country for the supply of equipment to global bidding.

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AiQ Consulting White Paper

whitePaper | January 26, 2023

The priority in summer 2022 was rebuilding the workforce following the pandemic but it is clear that the new priority for airports should be planning for automation to improve operational efficiency and to build resilience into their operation. In the coming years automated technology is going to be a critical factor in providing increased capacity

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The Race to Net-Zero: Sustainable Aviation

whitePaper | February 28, 2022

In October of 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) members committed that the aviation industry would reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. With the finish line of this commitment sitting at 2050, this race to net zero is more a marathon than a sprint.

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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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Congressional Leadership Changes and Implications for the Space Industry

whitePaper | November 30, 2022

Midterms elections have historically been a time of change and readjustment to political cycles. This election cycle could sweep in many fresh faces, with Democrats facing their highest turnover rate since 2012. While this is in line with other changes in power during a midterm election; often these happen after a shift in White House leadership.

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Multimodal Hydrogen Airport Hub

whitePaper | March 29, 2023

This whitepaper, “Multimodal Hydrogen Airport Hub,” is a direct output of the H2-Aero Team, kicked off at the first H2-Aero Symposium & Workshop. It was originally published in December 2022 and updated in March 2023.

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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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