We recently announced our latest investment in the future of sustainable aviation
Spotlight on… sustainability
At ACS, we have a multi-phase strategy to help combat the aviation industry’s environmental impact. This involves initiatives including carbon-offsetting and investing in the future of sustainable flight.
Our latest investment aims to help find the next generation of aeronautical engineers, who will be working on the green aircraft of the future. Our PhD scholarship – named the Mountfitchet Scholarship – will be awarded to projects focussed on developments which aim to reduce the long-term carbon impact of aviation.
The inaugural scholarship has been awarded to Muram Abbadi, whose interest in aviation began as a child when her parents would fly her and her sisters back to their home country of Sudan for visits. Having completed a degree in Aerospace Engineering (MEng) with honours from Kingston University, she worked in the aviation industry as an Aerodynamics Engineer before starting her PhD.
Muram is conducting a study of morphing wings – an innovative form of aircraft wing design that can change shape at different stages of flight, mimicking feathered movement. She hopes her findings will contribute to the future sustainability of the industry.
Muram said: “Sustainability in aviation is the long-term goal for aircraft manufacturers. It makes for a fascinating time to be involved in aviation, with innovative designs to tackle the climate challenge. Having the opportunity to work on solving these issues and trying things that haven’t been done before is really exciting. When I learned about morphing wings and how they take inspiration from the way birds fly, the idea of trying to establish their optimal aerodynamic performance seemed the perfect fit for my PhD and I’m very thankful to ACS for this opportunity.”
ACS’S SUSTAINABLE WORK
Muram’s PhD is just one of the things we are investing in to help reduce, and eventually eliminate, the environmental impact of aviation.
Internally, our operations have been certified Carbon Neutral (using carbon credits) since 2007.
We first invested in Erik Lindbergh and Embry-Riddle’s ‘Powering Imagination’ electric aircraft project almost 10 years ago.
Our carbon-offsetting scheme offers every client the opportunity to offset the carbon generated by their flight, with money going towards carbon credits to support industries that have the technology to be sustainable, but not the funding.
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