Sustainability

 

Sustainable airport and ATM news and features

Schiphol cancels parallel runway plans

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has definitively cancelled its plans to develop a new runway parallel to the existing Kaagbaan Runway

Munich Airport explores sustainable energy generation

Munich Airport is using a container with photovoltaic panels and wind rotors to charge electric vehicles

Rampmaster all-electric refueller lands in EGE

Signature Aviation will use the 5,000 gallon electric vehicle at its Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) in Vail, Colorado

Tackling plastic waste at airports

Convenience and enjoyment are mainstays of the passenger experience, but not always eco-friendly. We look at initiatives designed to change this

Biosecurity: Airports keep the Antipodes safe

Emma Kelly looks at the measures Australia and New Zealand are taking to defend their ecosystems against everything from mites to viruses

Open version of Ardian AirCarbon launches

Ardian is launching a free, open version of Ardian AirCarbon, its proprietary emission quantification and reduction tool for the aviation industry

Munich and Assaia test radar tech

Munich Airport and Assaia International have completed a four-month test utilising radar technology with single engine taxi (SET) procedures

London Oxford debuts SAF

London Oxford, the UK’s fifth largest airport in terms of business aviation movements, has begun offering sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

Hydrogen study takes off at ATL

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Airbus, Delta and Plug Power are studying the feasibility of hydrogen fuelling

JAL deploys first lithium-ion GPU

Tamagawa Aero Systems and Japan Airlines have introduced the lithium-ion battery-powered ground power unit eGPU at Matsuyama Airport

Vinci helps tackle greenhouse gases

Vinci Airports and France’s Rhône Chamber of Agriculture have launched the first local agricultural project with a ‘field crops’ low-carbon label

Honeywell upgrades APU offering

Honeywell has unveiled a new high-efficiency mode (HEM) upgrade for its 131-9B auxiliary power unit (APU) for Boeing 737 aircraft

Menzies reveals net-zero ambitions 

Menzies Aviation has announced its net-zero commitment for scope 1, 2, and 3 CO2e emissions across the company by 2045

Electric bus arrives at Aberdeen

A new fully electric bus has come into operation at Aberdeen International Airport, where it will transfer passengers to and from the car parks

Hydrogen AIrport JV unveiled

Air Liquide and Groupe ADP have announced the creation of Hydrogen Airport, a joint venture created to help airports with hydrogen projects

AAHK sees S&P ESG rating rise

Airport Authority Hong Kong has received an environmental, social and governance rating of 75 out of 100 in the Standard & Poor Global Ratings

Eaton debuts electric aircraft charger

Intelligent power management specialist Eaton will introduce its Green Motion Air to airport operators across Europe at the 2023 Paris Air Show next week

Ardian and Keflavík track emissions

Private investment house Ardian has partnered with Reykjavik’s Keflavík International Airport to measure the Icelandic hub’s Scope 3 emissions

Loganair debuts electric turnaround

The UK’s largest regional airline, Loganair, has achieved its first all-electric turnaround of an aircraft, at Stornoway Airport in the Outer Hebrides

PIT adds TrashBot to sustainability efforts

CleanRobotics – with its TrashBot – is the latest partner to join the xBridge innovation programme at Pittsburgh International Airport

Fertiliser produced on-site at PIT

Thanks to a new partnership with local firm Ecotone Renewables, food waste at Pittsburgh International Airport is being turned into fertiliser

Brussels to install net-zero heating

A new heating installation at Brussels Airport – the largest net-zero-carbon installation in Belgium – will reduce carbon emissions by 70%