Fri, Feb 04, 2011
Students From 75 Countries Offer Best Ideas For Greener
Aviation
Over 2,600 students have registered for the second Airbus Fly
Your Ideas (FYI) university contest which challenges students from
all around the world to develop new ideas for a greener aviation
industry. Students of 75 nationalities made up the 315 teams which
entered in round 1. This is a 40 percent increase in the number of
teams which competed in 2009. Of these 315 teams representing 287
universities, 84 teams have been selected to advance to round 2
with a chance to participate in the final at the International
Paris Airshow-Le Bourget in France.
Airbus invited students to make proposals on any or all stages
of the aviation ‘Environmental Life Cycle’, an approach
Airbus uses to improve the environmental performance of an aircraft
and its production process in five areas: design; supply chain;
manufacturing; aircraft operations and aircraft end-of-life.
The round 2 teams were chosen following a thorough,
questionnaire-based assessment of their proposals. They will now be
supported by an Airbus mentor as they develop their initial ideas
into more detailed submissions. One in five participants to FYI
2011 came from a non-technical discipline such as marketing,
business, management or design, twice as many as in 2009. Four out
of five have a science and / or engineering background. All
continents are represented with in particular 44 percent of the
teams based in Europe and 39 percent in the Asia Pacific region.
The FYI contest, like Airbus, brings people of different cultures
and horizons together - 76 percent of the competing teams are
international and multidisciplinary-
Charles Champion, Airbus’ Executive Vice President
Engineering and FYI Patron, said: “We are delighted to have
received a record number of entries to the second Airbus FYI
challenge and we are particularly happy to see a wide diversity of
participants. By engaging with universities and young people
worldwide we can continue to stimulate more new ideas for a greener
aviation industry. This is part of our vision for the eco-efficient
aviation industry of the future, balancing the growing demand for
air travel with a better environment for all.”
The biennial contest involves three progressively challenging
rounds. Five teams with the most exciting projects will be chosen
in May and advance to the FYI final. The winning team will be
picked by a high-profile panel of judges and take home the
€30,000 ($41,391) first prize. The runner-up will receive
€15,000 ($20,695).
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