Sustainability

 

Sustainable airport and ATM news and features

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

Helsinki upgrades Runway 2

On May 2, airports operator Finavia will begin a two-year, €8m renovation of Runway 2 at Finland’s Helsinki Airport

Green light for Vinci’s Lyon solar plant

Vinci Airports will install a 14-hectare solar power plant at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, with construction due to start this autumn

UK aviation body calls for government help

Industry coalition Sustainable Aviation has published an updated Net Zero Carbon Road-Map, but called for targeted government backing