Sustainability

 

Sustainable airport and ATM news and features

Skyportz releases vertistop design

Skyportz – alongside Contreras Earl Architecture and Arup – has released its design for privately owned vertiports for public usage on compact sites

Hamad wins BSI extension

Hamad International Airport has received a certification extension from BSI, reaffirming the airport’s commitment to sustainability

CAG launches Changi Carbon Offsets

Singapore’s Changi Airport Group has launched Changi Carbon Offsets, enabling passengers to offset the carbon emissions from their air travel

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

Study reveals Ireland’s SAF potential

A study has found that Ireland has the potential to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry generating revenue of €2.55bn by 2050

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

ACI study shows need for airports to combine capex with sustainability goals

The report highlights the importance of modernised infrastructure to cater for increasing capacity

AGS Airports commits to net zero

The group made the announcement alongside publishing its new sustainability strategy

Pittsburgh International set to open green terminal

The new solar powered facility plans to open its doors in 2025 and is expected to create more than 5,000 jobs

Bristol Airport outlines carbon neutrality goals

Working 20 years ahead of the government’s target, the gateway hopes to be the first in the UK to be net zero

Edinburgh Airport reveals sustainability strategy

Passengers will be flying in over the facility’s new solar farm in the future as the airport sets sustainability targets

Edmonton International sets its sights on natural gas

The new facility will significantly lower carbon emissions and reduce costs

Gatwick publishes sustainability policy

The new strategy highlights the airport’s ambition to become carbon neutral by 2030, whilst supporting the local economy and community

Western Sydney Airport unveils final terminal design

Sustainability and energy efficiency are at the core of the airport as CEO Simon Hickey reveals details of the $5.3 billion project

Hamad International signs MoU to achieve environmental sustainability

Working alongside the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, the airport hopes to achieve objectives set out by the Qatar National Vision 2030

SFO steps up plastic-free policy

The airport has banned the sale of all plastic bottles, pushing the hub closer to its goal of zero waste going to landfill

Gatwick Airport confirms implementation of terminal forecourt charge

Revenue from the initiative will be used to provide further protection for jobs at the airport

BA signs second SAF partnership

By integrating sustainable aviation fuels, BA hopes to achieve its goal of becoming net-zero by 2050