Sustainable Aviation

Sustainable Aviation appoints first CEO

UK industry aviation alliance Sustainable Aviation (SA) has appointed Duncan McCourt as its first chief executive

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

LAX T4.5 wins LEED Gold certification

The recently completed Terminal 4.5 Core at Los Angeles International Airport has won LEED Gold certification – the second highest LEED distinction

Lufthansa LEOS buys second Phoenix E

Lufthansa ground handling specialist LEOS has added a second Phoenix E all-electric aircraft tractor from Goldhofer to its fleet of tow tractors

Schiphol unveils cleaner aviation strategy

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has made public a number of decisions that it says will lead to quieter, cleaner and better aviation

Wellington incentivises sustainability drive

Wellington Airport on New Zealand’s North Island has converted $100m of existing bank facilities into sustainability-linked loans (SLLs)

Brussels Airport appoints bike manager

As part of the Stargate sustainable aviation project, Brussels Airport and the province of Flemish Brabant have appointed a bike manager

Riga studies low-emission impact

Riga Airport is taking part in an international study on the use of low-emission aircraft technologies and their potential impact on airport surroundings

Vinci Portuguese hubs win ACA 4+ certification

All ten airports in Portugal have won ACA 4+ certification, the highest level of the ACI's environmental assessment programme

NATS deploys major airspace upgrade

One of the UK’s biggest airspace modernisation changes - four years in development - has been implemented over Wales and southwest England

Cologne Bonn introduces e-buses

Cologne Bonn Airport has acquired three new articulated buses with electric motors, each vehicle having space for around 100 passengers

JFKIAT trials its first electric buses

JFK International Air Terminal has published details of its first ever trial of electric buses – provided by COBUS Industries – at JFK T4