20.10.23

Flight Test Lab 2023

As every year, the Flight Test Lab took place in Nordholz this August.

12.10.23

ZHAW researchers put sustainable fuel to the test on a Federal Council jet

Working in collaboration with the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA), the Swiss Air Force and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), researchers from the ZHAW Centre for Aviation measured the pollutant emissions of a Federal Council jet both when…

14.08.23

ZHAW is Part of ReFuel.ch Consortium Awarded Funding From SWEET Program

A decision has been made on the call for proposals “Sustainable Fuels and Platform Chemicals”: The reFuel.ch consortium led by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) will receive project funding. ZHAW is involved…

11.07.23

New mini wind tunnel in use

The Centre for Aviation has recently been operating a new mini wind tunnel which can be used to demonstrate simple aerodynamic phenomena at trade fairs and in schools.

04.07.23

MSE Master Aviation lessons with practical relevance directly on the aircraft

Students of the Master's programme visited the Jet&Prop Heritage operation at the FFA Museum in Altenrhein as part of their training.

19.04.23

ZAV and BScAV at the AERO 2023

The Centre for Aviation and the Bachelor of Aviation degree programme will have a stand at Aero Friedrichshafen in Hall A5.

10.02.23

Sustainability in Aviation

The Environmental Survey 2022 of the International Air Transport Association has shown that the topic of "sustainability" is increasingly becoming the focus of business and leisure travellers. 

08.07.22

ZAV participates in the LINA consortium

LINA provides the operational basis of a real and virtual infrastructure for research, development and safe testing of autonomous systems in the Canton of Zurich in an internationally unique test setup. The Centre for Aviation takes part in the LINA…

04.07.22

Improving airspace surveillance with human-machine teams

Air Traffic Management (ATM) calls for pronounced situational awareness and a capacity for rapid reaction. The “AISA” Horizon 2020 SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking Project in which ZHAW is participating aims to determine how the deployment of machine…

15.09.21

New Flight Simulator at the Centre for Aviation

The Centre for Aviation operates a new flight simulator from VRM Switzerland. The flight simulator is used at the ZHAW for applied research, teaching and service projects.

10.11.20

Scientists of ZAV win Swiss Aerosol Award 2020 Wissenschaftler

Dr. Lukas Durdina wins the Swiss Aerosol Awars 2020 for his journal article "Nonvolatile Particulate Matter Emissions of a Business Jet Measured at Ground Level and Estimated for Cruising Altitudes".

25.09.20

Calculation of Collision Risks between Aircraft

Over the course of the last two years, a team of specialists at the Centre for Aviation has developed method to determine collision risks between aircraft in airspaces around airports. The project, which was funded by the Federal Office of Civil…

10.02.20

ProCap flow analysis system in wind tunnel

ProCap flow analysis system successfully put into service at the ZHAW Centre for Aviation (ZAV)

19.12.19

ZAV analyzes impact of climate change on aviation industry

Students of the BSc program in aviation analyzed in collaboration with researchers of the Centre for Aviation the impact of global warming on the take-off distance of aircraft.

19.12.19

ZAV provides support to Pilatus Aircraft

The Centre for Aviation (ZAV) of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) supported Pilatus Aircraft with the certification of the new PC-12 NGX model.

06.12.18

Mobile communications network could make drone use safer

Unmanned aerial vehicles are an increasingly common feature of our skies, but until now they have not been registered or otherwise identified. Infrastructure for mobile communications could be used to integrate drones into the Swiss airspace. This is…

04.04.18

ZHAW study on civil drones – challenges and prospects

Under the guidance of the ZHAW, a team of experts has evaluated the prospects and challenges for civil drones in Switzerland. A meticulous survey and considerations on the future development of drone technology have led the team to a number of…