How drones will change our cities
Amazon’s promise of a 30 minute drone delivery service might look like click-bait PR – but...
Transport Systems blog posts
Here you’ll find the latest blog posts from students and staff specialising in transport systems. You can find out more about our work in transport systems, and take a look at our courses, on our main website.
UK ‘should be leading’ on drone safety
Our air traffic control systems run on the basis of principles which are now 60 years...
Brexit: Emergency Landing
The impact of Brexit, Britain’s vote to leave the EU, on the air transport market is...
What would you like to do in an autonomous car?
The death of a driver in an autonomous car, reported last week, has highlighted the potentially hazardous nature...
How I funded my Master’s degree, and other useful tips for new students
After a year of enriched curriculum study, I am now close to finishing my course. Looking...
The hidden element of airport travel
Airports can generate large volumes of surface traffic. The implications of this in terms of traffic...
Eastern Europe, migration & UK airports
Leading up to June 2016’s EU referendum, arguments from both “in” and “out” campaigns are heating up,...
‘Drones for Good’: Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) helping investigators gather evidence and prevent future accidents
Photo: DJI S1000 “Octocopter” Drone scans a demo accident site outside Martell House, Cranfield University Accident sites...
Reducing aircraft emissions: is easyJet’s hybrid plane the answer?
As part of the strategy of reducing its carbon footprint, easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has unveiled...
Airport design: should they be dull and technical or fun and enjoyable?
Airports are in transition, in a shift from the passenger process of getting passengers on and off...