Sustainability

 

Sustainable airport and ATM news and features

Electric pick-ups head to Cardiff

Cardiff Wales Airport has welcomed six new electric vehicles as it continues its efforts to cut carbon emissions

OAK kicks off T1 check-in lobby refresh  

San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK) has begun Phase 1 of construction for its Terminal 1 Check-In Counter Replacement Project

OAK installs sustainable ceiling

San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK) has completed its sustainable ceiling replacement project 

YTZ publishes latest ESG report

Canada's Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) has released its 2023 Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Report

Christchurch to build huge solar farm

Development partners Contact Energy and Lightsource bp have confirmed their investment in Kōwhai Park solar farm 

Portland project Phase one completed

Skanska and Hoffman Construction Company have completed phase one of the Portland International Airport Terminal Core Redevelopment Project

Teesside sets sights on hydrogen

Plans for a hydrogen refuelling station at Teesside International Airport have been submitted to Darlington Borough Council

EFM and Goldhofer sign MUC agreement

Goldhofer and EFM recently signed a major framework agreement at Goldhofer’s headquarters in Memmingen, Germany

Schiphol tests world’s first hydrogen GPU

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has become the first airport worldwide to conduct live tests with a hydrogen-powered ground power unit (GPU)

Sustainable Aviation appoints first CEO

UK industry aviation alliance Sustainable Aviation (SA) has appointed Duncan McCourt as its first chief executive

CPK unveils sustainable development strategy

CPK has unveiled its Airport Sustainable Development Strategy, which it says could address the European transport sector’s key challenges

Luton wins ACA Level 4

London Luton Airport (LLA) has become only the third major UK airport to achieve Level 4 of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) scheme

Angola’s game-changing airport

Ricardo Viegas D’Abreu, Minister for Transport, Angola, is responsible for the African country’s new international airport. Tara Craig asked him about the project. 

Vestergaard's eco airside innovation

Lars Barsøe of Vestergaard Company reflects on the measures aviation is taking to meet its ambitious climate targets

Teesside International Airport and SSE to deliver major green energy project

Teesside International Airport and SSE Energy Solutions have announced a new joint venture which aims to deliver enough green electricity to power the equivalent of more than 17,000 homes.

CPK drives sustainable aviation in Poland 

The Centralny Port Komunikacyjny Airport will be a unique transport hub, with close links between its infrastructure and the surrounding buildings

dnata cuts CO2 emissions in UAE

Group brands dnata Logistics, Arabian Adventures, Alpha Flight Services and City Sightseeing have switched their UAE vehicles to run on biofuel

WFS to open fifth Madrid cargo terminal

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of The SATS Group, is to open a fifth cargo handling terminal at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport

Ground broken on Dulles energy project

Dominion Energy and MWAA have broken ground on a solar and energy storage project at Dulles International Airport

SFO to support grid flex alerts

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has outlined its energy conservation plans to voluntarily support Flex Alerts

DFW breaks ground on eCUP

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has broken ground on the construction of a new electric Central Utility Plant (eCUP)

Schiphol deploys new e-GPUs

Fuel generators at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol are being replaced by 30 new electric Ground Power Units (e-GPUs)