EA6010E - Sustainable development of air transport

Objectives

General objective:

After completing this module, the student will be able to :
·Present how an enterprise could define its strategy on Corporate Social Responsibility and on Sustainable development
·Understand various incidences affecting environment, aircraft design, airspace design and operation (flight and ground).
·Have a good vision of regulation in place and the regulation in preparation ( global and/or local)
How to decrease industry pollutions and how to master nuisances.

Detailed objectives:

After completing this module, the student will be able to :
·Define a strategy on CSR and sustainable development: definition of stakeholders chart, ethic principle, governance, internal and external communication, extra financial reporting, NGO and notation agencies roles...
·Get an overview on the international standards ISO 14001 and 26000.
·Know the different international bodies involved in sustainable development for aviation, including bodies in charge of regulation.
·Get a good acknowledge on the different sources of pollution and nuisance due to air transport industry.
·On the climate change : part of aviation on the global warming, IATA 4 pillar strategy, carbon market, present state of the ICAO negotiation on the climate change, biofuel for aviation.
·On noise in the airport vicinity: definition of the balanced approach.
·On the air quality due to the local traffic and ground operation.
·On waste and end of life of the aircraft.
·Know the different regulations in place related to the nuisance reduction (ICAO annex 16, local laws) and existing taxes, REACH regulation on the use of dangerous products.
·Get a good knowledge on the solutions in place to reduce the nuisances: Aircraft and engine manufacturer contribution, Airport contribution, Airlines contribution and Air navigation service provider contribution.
·Be informed on the new technologies in development and on the research to reduce the environmental footprint including the biofuel development.
·Be able to balance in his future professional life the different aspects between economy, people and environment in order to insure a sustainable development of the air transport industry.
· As the lecturers comes from various part of Air Transport industry ( Aircraft and engine manufacturer, airlines association, airport, ANSP) and from different countries (UK, Belgium, Switzerland , France...), the students will be able to have a huge information from different and multiple stakeholders with various visions.

Form of assessment

Total assessment hours: 0.5