Sustainability

 

Sustainable airport and ATM news and features

TotalEnergies launches JFK solar project

French multinational TotalEnergies has begun construction of New York State's largest onsite solar generating and storage system

SSP UK introduces plastic-free lids

F&B specialist SSP has removed plastic lids from its own-brand hot beverage cups, replacing them with a plastic-free alternative

Rome airports tackle food waste

Aeroporti di Roma, part of the Mundys Group, has begun a collaboration with Too Good To Go, the world's largest marketplace for surplus food

Gatwick creates geospatial platform

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) has created a new geospatial platform using Esri’s GIS (Geographic Information System) technology

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Airport profile: Helsinki hub future-proofs

Tom Batchelor visits Helsinki Airport to see the results of an ambitious redevelopment, ten years in the making

Goldhofer: GSE goes green

Goldhofer supplies towbarless aircraft tractors and aircraft recovery systems. Customer feedback has led it to develop increasingly eco-friendly products

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

Sustainable terminals: a three-pronged approach

Thornton Tomasetti’s Tyler Ranf and Jonathon Stage recommend a three-pronged structural approach when building sustainable airports

Toulon Hyères refuelling trucks go electric

World Fuel Services (World Fuel) has converted diesel-powered refuelling trucks to electric at Toulon Hyères Airport in the south of France

Iberia Airport Services invests in sustainability

Iberia Airport Services (IBAS), the Spanish carrier’s handling business, is to invest more than €100m in its sustainability plan

Bristol starts work on solar farm

Work started this month on a 2.6-acre solar farm
on the airfield at Bristol Airport in the southwest
of England

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