Airports rarely get the kudos they deserve for the efforts they are making to be more environmentally friendly. Chris Smith hears how one UK group has bucked the trend
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The words ‘sustainability’ and ‘aviation’ do not coexist easily, despite headway made in the likes of biofuel technology and research into electric-powered aircraft. Advancements in technology regularly make the headlines, but fewer column inches are dedicated to the less dramatic measures airports are making as they work towards a more environmentally-friendly future.
Onwards and upwards
One group making big eco-strides is AGS Airports, operator of the UK’s Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports.