Sustainable Airports

Sustainable airport news and features

Charlottetown unveils new sustainability plan

Prince Edward Island’s Charlottetown Airport Authority (CAA) has unveiled its first ever sustainability plan

Brisbane to boost parking facilities

Construction is set to commence on an expanded car park at Brisbane's Domestic Terminal as part of the ongoing A$5bn Future BNE transformation

Lilium partners with Star Charge

eVTOL developer Lilium has partnered with Star Charge to develop, customise and provide charging systems for its Lilium Jets

Brussels doubles solar energy output

The newest buildings in the western section of Brussels Airport’s cargo zone are being fitted with solar panels covering 65,000m2

Menzies turns to solar power at PRG

Menzies Aviation has installed hundreds of solar panels at its cargo facility at Prague Airport (PRG), saving almost 140 tonnes of CO2 a year

Snowdonia picks Aerovolt charging systems

Aerovolt will provide charging systems for drone, electric aircraft and eVTOL testing at Snowdonia Aerospace Centre in Wales

Auckland wins Level 4 accreditation

Auckland Airport’s work to reduce carbon emissions has been recognised with ACI's Level 4 Airport Carbon Accreditation 

FlyPool app extends its reach

February 15 saw the global launch of Flypool, the first ecological carpooling solution dedicated to airport transfers

Changi to develop huge solar panel system

Keppel will design, build, own and operate a large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) system on Changi Airport’s rooftops

Auckland expands compost programme

Coffee grinds, food scraps and even compostable cups will be put to good use, with the airport expanding its landside food waste composting

daa incentivises sustainability

Irish airport operator daa has proposed new sustainability measures to incentivise airlines to operate lower CO₂ emission aircraft

Wellington installs Locky Docks

New Zealand’s Wellington Airport has become the country’s first to install Locky Docks bicycle charging and locking stations

Tackling food waste at airports

From leftovers to packaging, F&B specialists are working hard to help propel airports to zero-waste status. Tara Craig hears how

Why electricity worked for Kansas City

Henderson Engineers was responsible for the New Terminal at MCI. James Dietz tells Tara Craig why electricity was the airport fuel of choice

Shannon wins ACA Level 2 accreditation

Ireland’s Shannon Airport has been awarded Carbon Accreditation Level 2 by the Airport Council International’s (ACI) ACA programme

Sustainable airport fleets: hydrogen-as-a-service

Ruben Creus of Revo Zero tells Tara Craig about his company’s mission to launch a zero-emissions revolution – starting with airports

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