Kolios, AthanasiosAsproulis, NikolaosHowe, StuartSalonitis, Konstantinos2015-09-252015-09-252013-09-19Kolios A., Howe S., Asproulis N. and Salonitis K. (2013). Environmental impact assessment of the manufacturing of a commercial aircraft. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2013), Cranfield University, UK, 19th – 20th September 2013, pp 619-6249781907413230http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9519This paper documents the methodology and presents the results of a comprehensive LCA study of an Airbus A320 commercial airliner to determine the relative environmental impact of its manufacturing phase. The study was conducted in accordance with ISO 14040/44 using SimaPro LCA software, the EcoInvent inventory database and Eco-Indicator 99 weighting method, which allows the analysis to be outputted in a single score representing a number of damage models including damage to human health, ecosystem quality or resource depletion. Results indicate CFRP wings to have the most significant contribution to the overall environmental impact as a proportion to mass.enLCAAviationAirlinersConference paper