Sustainability

 

Sustainable airport and ATM news and features

The New Terminal One (NTO) at JFK

Airports International spoke to Ferrovial Airports CEO Luke Bugeja about the company’s involvement in The New Terminal One (NTO) at JFK

Schiphol trials self-driving buses

Two electric self-driving Ohmio buses are following a fixed route and making stops at various locations on airside at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Aena to modernise Congonhas Airport

Aena, which operates 20% of Brazil's air traffic, will invest more than BRL 2bn (€370.8m) in the expansion of São Paulo's Congonhas Airport

YVR teams up with BC government

The British Columbia Government and Vancouver International Airport (YVR) will work together to fight pollution and support sustainable jobs

Vertiports and sustainability

From noise pollution to construction materials, are vertiports really as green as developers claim? Tom Batchelor investigates

Chicago to consider green energy at O’Hare

An ordinance  will allow the Chicago Department of Aviation to enter into an agreement with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

New terminal on way for Leahy BTV

Project NexT will replace the north concourse, the latest and largest sustainable infrastructure project at Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport

Menzies to plant mangroves 

Menzies Aviation has committed to funding the planting of 70,000 mangroves as part of the Million Mangroves project

BA overhauls LHR GSE equipment

British Airways is embarking on a multi-million-pound investment programme to overhaul its ground support equipment at Heathrow Airport

LLA launches green education programme

London Luton Airport is joining forces with The Forest of Marston Vale Trust to launch a new environmental education programme

ACI World launches Sustainability Expansion Plan

ACI World has launched its Sustainability Expansion Plan, funded by Montréal International and partners

CPK's integrated transport hub

The new Polish hub has been designed to enable travellers to move swiftly, safely and easily between different modes of transport

PV glass canopy installed at Newark

Onyx Solar has installed a photovoltaic glass canopy in the departures area of Newark Airport's new Terminal A in New Jersey

Sofia selects T2 rebuild designer

Bulgarian architectural and engineering company IPA will design the new Terminal 2 at Sofia Airport, which will replace the 70-year-old Terminal 1

European ReFuelEU initiative moves forward

The European Council and Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal aiming to decarbonise aviation

ADM to reduce single-use plastic at YUL

ADM Aéroports de Montréal is to phase out certain single-use plastics in concessions and VIP lounges at YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport

Inverness to offer continuous SAF supplies

Airports operator HIAL (Highlands & Islands Airports) has begun offering sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Scotland’s Inverness Airport

Mott MacDonald to help cut LHR carbon

Global engineering firm Mott MacDonald has begun work with London Heathrow Airport to help deliver its carbon reduction targets

First four e-vehicles arrive at MIA

The Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) has received its first four all-electric vehicles, with almost 40 more due over the next five years

WEF calls for eco infrastructure investment

A new WEF report identifies changes required to accommodate clean fuel and urges airports to invest soon in the necessary infrastructure

FAA selects sustainable design for ATC towers

The FAA has selected a sustainable design for new air traffic control towers that will be used primarily at municipal and smaller airports in the US

PHL marks donation milestone

Concessions at Philadelphia International Airport have now donated more than 100,000lb of unsold food to not-for-profit Philabundance