SUSTAINABILITY Edmonton to become home to the world’s largest airport solar farm 14 Jul 2020 Joe BatesEdmonton International Airport (EIA) is welcoming a new large-scale investment that it claims will create the largest airport-based solar farm in the world....
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY Plant-based manufacturer to open complex in Edmonton’s Airport City 24 Jun 2020 Staff reporterEdmonton International Airport’s Airport City continues to grow with the news that manufacturing company, Plant Plus, will shortly become its newest tenant. The...
AW3 2020, Health & Safety, SUSTAINABILITY Global effort 24 Jun 2020 Inderjit SinghCollaboration and co-operation will prove key to overcoming COVID-19 although aviation potentially faces a long road to recovery, writes Inderjit Singh. Aviation is...
Health & Safety, IT INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY Using technology to help reboot aviation in a COVID-19 world 17 Jun 2020 Andy McCue-BrownCOVID-19 is massively affecting airfields around the world and of every size, from the mega-hub airports to tiny airfields on Scottish islands and...
INDUSTRY NEWS, SUSTAINABILITY ACI issues new call for government assistance to help airports survive COVID-19 crisis 17 Jun 2020 Joe BatesACI World has today called for urgent government assistance and relief for airports to underpin the operational restart of the aviation industry and...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC Swedavia boosted by cash injection from Swedish government 15 Jun 2020 Joe BatesSwedish airport operator, Swedavia, has received a SEK3.15 billion cash injection from the government to help it survive the COVID-19 crisis. Swedavia says...
IT INNOVATION, PASSENGER FACILITATION, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC Amsterdam Schiphol still planning to have a ‘Hyperloop’ link 10 Jun 2020 Joe BatesAmsterdam Schiphol today confirmed that it is still looking at introducing a revolutionary ‘Hyperloop’ ground transport link in the future. The new transport...
ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY Frankfurt Airport unveils wind power plans as part of green energy strategy 9 Jun 2020 Joe BatesFrankfurt Airport is set to turn to wind power to provide the bulk of its electricity as part of its ongoing commitment to...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC Struggle goes on for Europe’s airports 8 Jun 2020 Staff reporterACI Europe reports that Europe’s airports continued to be at an almost complete stand-still during the month of May, with passenger traffic an...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC COVID-19 traffic downturn costing daa €1 million per day 5 Jun 2020 Joe BatesIrish airport operator, daa, today revealed that it is currently losing €1 million per day and has lost an estimated €160 million in...
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY ACC identifies $31.7 billion in renovation related projects at US airports 5 Jun 2020 Staff reporterThe Airport Consultants Council (ACC) claims to have identified more than $31 billion in rehabilitation and maintenance projects at 46 US airports, based...
DESIGN & BUILD, SUSTAINABILITY Istanbul’s new airport awarded LEED Gold certification 29 May 2020 Joe BatesIstanbul’s new $10.2 billion airport has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the US Green Build Council (USGBC). The award recognises the sustainability...
