Research and Knowledge Transfer Partners

The Centre for Aviation and the Environment (CATE) was established to address the challenges of sustainable development and the environment capacity of the aviation industry through research and knowledge transfer between the academic, industry, regulatory and NGO sectors. In this regard it is unique amongst European Universities a position that is reinforced through its extensive multi-sectoral stakeholder networks and involvement.

The success of CATE is predicated on:

• its broad approach to aviation sustainability and environmental issues
• a close engagement with aviation stakeholders (academic, government, industry and NGO) which ensures that ensures that research and knowledge transfer activities are policy relevant is focussed on the direct needs of both stakeholders and is influential.

The Structure

Academia

International Networks

Aeronet

Ecats

X-Noise

International Universities

Florida, USA

Zilina, Slovakia

UK Universities

Cambridge

Cranfield

Loughborough

Oxford

Perth

Reading

Sheffield

Westminister

Industry

Airports

Spanish Airports (AENA)

Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, Australia

Assaeroporti – Rome

BAA

Belfast City Airport

Bristol Airport

British Airways (BA)

Kunming Airport (China)

Manchester Airports Group

Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy

Nottingham East Midlands Airport

Liverpool Airport

l’Office National des Aeroports Marocains (ONDA)

Dublin Airport (Aer Rianta)

Aeroports de Paris

Airlines

BA

Virgin Atlantic

Delta Airlines

Air Navigation Service Providers

Eurocontrol

UK NATS

Service Partners

World Duty Free

Manufactorers

Rolls Royce

Airbus

Boeing

Regulators

ICAO

IPCC

WMO

EU

USFAA

UK Government DfT

UK Government DECC

UK Government DEFRA

UK Government UKT&I

UK CAA

Manchester City Council

NGOs

T&E

AEF

HACAN