London Heathrow Airport

Cowper-Smith & de Grosbois (2011, p.59) stated that airlines are not currently focusing enough on their social responsibilities, an area in which Qantas should look to be at the head of their industry. The way in which Qantas operates can have monumental impacts not only on their customers but to the environment itself. Planes although a current need in society also come with a heavy amount of baggage which influences the environment. Aircraft noise, impact on local air quality are just some of the by-products of aircraft travel (Goodman, 2009 p.14). The most discussed and criticised issue within aircraft travel in the modern climate however, is the affect that it has on the environment. This is due to amount of emissions in which are consumed through aircraft travel. Shell aviation the “leading global supplier of world-class aviation fuel and lubricants” supplies almost 7000 aircrafts with fuel each day, refuelling a plane every 12 seconds. Qantas airlines should be knowledgeable on how much fuel they are using and the type of fuel they are using. Pollution resulting from greenhouse gasses and emissions can result in horrific consequences for the environment. Examples of costs that Qantas may endure from its impact on the environment could be adding to the growing concern of global warming throughout the world (Kolstad, 1996 p.1). This is leading to issues such as sea level rising, melting of snow and ice and changes to plant growth and nutrition

The world as we know it to be is recently very ill. Due to much effect of human

Qantas has been actively involved in carrying out corporate social responsibilities throughout the years. For example, they have taken measures to reduce their carbon footprint. Greenhouse gas emissions is a huge issue which looms large over the aviation industry. As such, Qantas has prioritised reducing carbon emissions from aviation fuel. Qantas has invested in next generation aircrafts which are more fuel – efficient, such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The Qantas group invests in Bombardier Q400 for regional routes, which expends 35% less fuel than other similarly sized aircrafts.

JetStar must adjust and adapt to the most forward-thinking technological developments, to ensure they are operating at optimal efficiency, to save fuel consumption and run at the lowest cost.

Abstract: Glasgow Airport is owned and operated by BAA Ltd. Handling over 8. 8 million passengers a year; it is the busiest of the three BAA-owned Scottish Airports. Glasgow is situated in the west of Scotland with the airport some 7 miles to the west of the city centre near to the town of Paisley. On 30 June 2007, the second busiest day of the year due to the school holidays commencing the previous day, Glasgow Airport became the target for a car bomb attack, which propelled the airport into the glare of the world’s media and created severe business continuity issues for the airport. In line with BAA group requirements, Glasgow Airport

Design changes: Reduction of noise at the source such as exhausts from aircrafts and ground vehicles, airframe noise and power-plants via noise reduction technologies. Especially regarding aircrafts, they have become quitter over the years as the technological advancement in propulsion system of the aircraft has allowed the manufacturers to build less noisy aircrafts compared to its predecessors [9]. A possible future solution for the noise pollution relating to combustion aircrafts could be electric aircrafts. It would be an ideal solution for the

Technological developments have both created new opportunities as well as threats for the aviation industry.

In Henry Fountain's article, “Rethinking the Airplane, for Climate’s Sake,” he discusses a NASA’s new project in aviation technology. The plan is to completely remodel the airplane so that thinner, lighter wings will be able to change shape during flight to limit drag, and instead of using heavy jet motors, these new planes will contain many smaller, lighter electric motors. Because of their lighter weight, these more efficient airplanes of the future will use less fuel. Although we do not have the battery technology to be able to hold enough energy to make it through an entire flight and make planes all electric, hybrid electric planes could be a reality with these electric motors.

Pollution is slowly ruining the earth, so if we can cut down on fuel (which is caused by how much weight is on a plane) we could slowly eliminate all pollution in the world.

Society has advanced dramatically in the past century, and along with that transportation has shifted from the reliable horse and buggy to planes, trains, and automobiles. After the invention of the motor vehicle we have never looked back when it comes to creating innovative new designs and creating more efficient automobiles. Planes and Trains have also made a leap in the past century forever changing the time it takes to travel places. In the present time period we have massive trains engines that can pull miles and miles of train cars. We have hybrid cars that average over 50 miles per gallon, and massive planes that can carry hundreds and hundreds of people around the globe in record timing. The question is how can we make these forms

Thesis American Airlines is one of the least fuel-efficient airline company in the world. Through our research, we have found solutions on how American Airlines can fix it poor fuel efficiency. As a group, we each brought a solution to the table. My solution for American Airlines problems is to phase out old non-fuel efficient planes and buy more fuel-efficient planes. problem One of the main reason why American Airlines is among one of the least fuel-efficient airlines companies is that its fleet is not up to par with other airline companies.

Our nation’s air transportation system is being modernized and the effort to do so is being led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This effort is called NextGen. The goal of NextGen is to increase safety, efficiency, capacity, predictability, and resiliency of American aviation. This overhaul will improve how we fly from departure to overhaul by bringing together dozens of innovative technologies, capabilities, and procedures. “Airlines, general aviation operators, pilots, and air traffic controllers gain better information and tools that help passengers and cargo arrive at their destinations more quickly, while aircraft consume less fuel and produce fewer emissions” (FAA, 2017). This transformation began in

London’s Heathrow is one of the world’s busiest airports. It is used by over 90 airlines flying to 170 destinations worldwide. The airport has five passenger terminals and a cargo terminal. In the 1950s, Heathrow had six runways, now it has just two parallel runways running east-west.

The world as we know it to be is recently very ill. Due to much effect of human activity, global temperature is rising at a fast rate per year, which leads to serious changes in climate and weather. This results in aviation industries to be badly affected as the changes will lead to flight delays and bumper flights due to mid air turbulence. Thus Emirates does take this factor into serious considerations and started carrying out its “Go Green” plan in 2011 to reduce emition of greenhouse gases. Airplanes can cause an increase in greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) thus Emirates carry out its flight operations using Biofuel. Though its expensive, usage of Biofuels for its engines does save for a better environment. Emirates also carried out a “Recycling” plan in 2009 by recycling its jets of those that are old and out of

Consequently, another new challenge which the airline industry is currently undergoing is the ability to find a greener solution to fuel so that aviation is not purely dependent on fossil fuels. Some sources of literature have alleged biofuels to not be the answer to cleaner fuels as although the direct emissions from airplanes powered by a biofuel mix may be reduced, the indirect emissions through producing biofuels are significant. Biofuels create a lot of pressures on carbon sinks through the way they are cropped causing strains on the land and rainforests (Bringezu et al, 2009), which adds to the greenhouse effect, furthermore increasing climate change. Due to the size of land required of biofuel production, it can also threaten biodiversity of flora and fauna and