About us

The Aviation Environment Trust (AET)* aims to advance knowledge and understanding of aviation’s environmental and amenity impacts, through research and education.

The Trust conducts and sponsors research to support decision-making and find innovative solutions to reduce aviation’s environmental effects. We recognise that effective and workable strategies require  collaboration between all stakeholders.

* between 1978 and 2011 the Trust operated as the Airfields Environment Trust.

The Trustees

The Trust is currently governed by 4 trustees:

• James Bailey
• Roger Banks
• Peter Barclay
• Sarah Clayton

The Trustees come from a variety of backgrounds and provide the Trust with business, aviation, planning and environmental knowledge and skills.

A Registered Charity

Founded in 1978, the Trust is a Charity registered in England & Wales, number 276987.