SUSTAINABILITY

Heathrow pledges “to give back” to one million people within its local communities

31 Jan 2023 Staff reporter

London’s Heathrow Airport today published its new Giving Back Programme, reasserting its commitment to the local community to make the area a great...

SUSTAINABILITY

ACI EUROPE calls for EU to mirror US decarbonisation subsidy regime

26 Jan 2023 Staff reporter

ACI EUROPE president, Javier Marín, last night addressed the specific challenge of the funding required to achieve the airport industry’s net zero carbon...

SUSTAINABILITY

Munich Airport and Lufthansa committed to gateway’s sustainable development

25 Jan 2023 Staff reporter

Munich Airport and Lufthansa have “reaffirmed and strengthened” their successful strategic partnership by signing a letter of intent (LOI) to intensify and continue...

ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC

Year of “noteworthy achievements” for Queen Alia

17 Jan 2023 Staff reporter

Airport International Group (AIG), operator of Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport, reports that the Amman gateway “recorded noteworthy achievements in terms of traffic...

SUSTAINABILITY

Finavia aiming for net zero emissions by 2025

10 Jan 2023 Joe Bates

The standout objective of Finavia’s newly published responsibility programme is to reduce the carbon emissions of Finland’s airports to net zero by the...

SUSTAINABILITY

Innovative wastewater surveillance project at Toronto Pearson

9 Jan 2023 Staff reporter

Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) is to implement a cutting-edge, on-site laboratory to perform wastewater surveillance testing at Pearson International Airport. The pilot...

AW6 2022, SUSTAINABILITY

Raising the sustainability bar

9 Jan 2023 Joe Bates

Airport World discovers more about SFO’s new Airport Carbon Accreditation status, a climate goals agreement between Hamburg and Christchurch airports, and a handful...

SUSTAINABILITY

Liege Airport equipped to handle sustainable aviation fuel

31 Dec 2022 Staff reporter

Liege has become the first Belgian airport to announce its readiness to accommodate the distribution of sustainable aviation fuel to its airline customers....

SUSTAINABILITY

From Mapping to Transition: Queen Alia’s decarbonisation journey

22 Dec 2022 Staff reporter

We review Queen Alia International Airport’s sustainability efforts and pioneering decarbonisation journey in ACI’s Airport Carbon Accreditation programme. A few years after being...

SUSTAINABILITY

Torino Airport continues to reduce its carbon footprint

20 Dec 2022 Joe Bates

Torino Airport (Turin) has received Level 3 ‘Optimisation’ status in ACI’s Airport Carbon Accreditation programme. The programme is aimed at airport management companies pursuing...

SUSTAINABILITY

First zero carbon emissions transatlantic flight from UK to take-off in 2023

16 Dec 2022 Staff reporter

The UK government has announced that the first ever net zero transatlantic flight will take off next year, with Virgin Atlantic receiving government...