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