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Graduate apprentices at aerospace company Leonardo have devised a plan to transform aircraft graveyards into green hubs for sustainable use of materials.
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The concept was developed for the Fuel Change Challenge, sponsored by Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council, which has invited apprentices across the country to come up with workable business concepts to reduce carbon emissions and increase sustainable business opportunities.
The Leonardo grad apprentices discovered that the pandemic has led to an acceleration in the retirement of older aircraft that would otherwise have remained in operation for several more years, offering an area rich for redevelopment into sustainable business opportunities. The young team includes Ross Pringle, Ethan Rae, Finlay Waddell, Natalie Crawford-Smith, Carly O’Hagan, Kirsty McCusker and Rebecca Lake. They took the initiative to gat