Sustainability

 

Sustainable airport and ATM news and features

Mallaghan launches electric GSE fleet

Mallaghan has introduced a fully electric tanker and catering truck at the GSE Expo 2024

Last Call: Robin Schneider, Green Cubes Technology

Robin Schneider of Indiana-based Green Cubes Technology, which manufactures Li-on batteries

SFO Wins Environmental Achievement Award

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has won the Airports Council International - North America (NCA) Environmental Achievement Award for 2024

Green Cubes unveils new Li-ion battery

Green Cubes Technology has unveiled a new lithium-ion (Li-ion) designed specifically for ground support equipment (GSE)

ITW GSE and the green GPU

Jonathan Gibbons, area sales manager UK and Ireland, tells Airports International what sets ITW GSE’s eGPU apart, and why happy staff are key

Munich welcomes first electric buses

MAN Truck & Bus Germany has delivered the first ten electric solo passenger buses to AeroGround Flughafen München

DEN wins sustainable infrastructure award

Denver International Airport (DEN) has won the ENVISION Silver Award for a runway pavement rehabilitation and lighting upgrade project

dnata converts UAE fleet to biodiesel

The company’s non-electric airside vehicles and GSE are now operating exclusively on a biodiesel blend at its biggest operational hub in Dubai

Shannon bids to boost property footprint

Planning permission is being sought for the construction of two new buildings in Shannon Airport Business Park

Indian airports win ACA Level 5

Two of India’s busiest airports have become the latest hubs to achieve Level 5, the highest level in the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme

Budapest sees first fully electric turns

Wizz Air and Menzies Aviation have performed the first fully electric turnarounds at Hungary’s Budapest Airport

VINCI Airports wins environmental accolade

Airports operated by VINCI Airports in Latin America and the Caribbean have won the ACI-LAC’s 'Green Airport Recognition 2023'

LGW moves closer to net zero

London Gatwick Airport has achieved Level 4+ ‘Transition’ of the Airport Carbon Accreditation scheme

Schiphol opens own concrete recycling facility

Concrete from renovation and maintenance projects at Schiphol can now be crushed to make new concrete or foundation material

Farnborough passes SAF milestone

Farnborough Airport, the UK’s principal business aviation airport, has sold its millionth litre of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

SFO sustainability lead wins national award

Erin Cooke, San Francisco International Airport sustainability and environmental policy director, has won the Airports Going Green Award for 2023

MKE installs eco-friendly lighting 

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) has completed a major replacement of exterior lighting across key areas of the airport

Farnborough unveils solar installation plans

Farnborough Airport has announced plans for a large solar installation which it says will enable the airport to generate 25% of its own power

UK partners pioneer hydrogen infrastructure

Protium is driving an ambitious project that could enable hydrogen-powered aircraft to take off from UK airports sooner than anticipated

LLA tops table for next-gen aircraft

More flights at London Luton Airport (LLA) were operated using next-generation aircraft this summer than at any other major European airport

Schiphol focuses on maintenance

Between 2024 and 2027, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is to invest €3bn in catching up on maintenance and upgrades, it has announced

PANYNJ unveils JFK construction facility

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has begun operations at a new construction support facility at JFK