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...
ACI WORLD, Health & Safety, SUSTAINABILITY Aviation’s roadmap to recovery must be multi-layered and science led 20 May 2020 Staff reporterACI World and the IATA have called on governments to ensure that any new measures introduced for airports and airlines in the wake...
ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY Salvador Bahia Airport is Brazil’s most sustainable gateway 18 May 2020 Joe BatesAccording to a new survey by the country’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), Salvador Bahia Airport is the most sustainable gateway in Brazil....
ECONOMICS & FINANCE, INDUSTRY NEWS, SUSTAINABILITY Europe’s airports on their knees – ACI Europe 12 May 2020 Joe BatesACI Europe today warned that the continent’s airports are “on their knees” and facing irreversible consequences unless air travel can restart, in a...
ACI WORLD, ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY Aviation’s need for financial assistance now urgent 30 Apr 2020 Joe BatesThe associations of the world’s airports and airlines today joined forces to urge governments to act swiftly with financial grants to help keep...
Airport World ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, DESIGN & BUILD, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABILITY BRISBANE COMPLETES CONSTRUCTION OF NEW RUNWAY 30 Apr 2020 Joe BatesBrisbane Airport (BNE) and construction partner Skyway are today celebrating the practical completion of the gateway’s new runway. Airport CEO, Gert-Jan de Graaff,...
SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC Swedavia reviewing investment programme as traffic slumps 30 Apr 2020 Joe BatesSwedish airport operator, Swedavia, has furloughed 2,100 staff and is reviewing its investment programme in response to the dramatic fall in passenger traffic...
ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY ‘Sustainable aircraft taxiing trial launched at Schiphol 23 Apr 2020 Joe BatesAmsterdam Schiphol and its partners have begun what it is calling a sustainable aircraft taxiing trial using a vehicle known as a ‘taxibot’....
AW1 2020, SUSTAINABILITY, WORLD BUSINESS PARTNERS Flood warning! 21 Apr 2020 Vivek Sindhamani and Peter VorageNACO’s Vivek Sindhamani and Peter Vorage discuss the growing threat of flooding to airports and how some major hubs are planning ahead to...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, ECONOMICS, SUSTAINABILITY, TRAFFIC TESTING TIMES FOR REGION’S AIRPORTS AS TRAFFIC HITS ‘ROCK BOTTOM’ 20 Apr 2020 Joe BatesACI Asia-Pacific believes that passenger numbers across the region have hit “rock bottom” based on new traffic figures that show a 95% decrease...
PASSENGER FACILITATION, SUSTAINABILITY Aviation to reset as passenger traffic hits rock bottom in Asia-Pacific 20 Apr 2020 Joe BatesACI Asia-Pacific believes that passenger numbers across the region have hit “rock bottom” based on new traffic figures that show a 95% decrease...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, ECONOMICS, RETAIL/F&B, SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNMENT SUPPORT URGED FOR DUTY FREE AND TRAVEL RETAIL INDUSTRY 28 Mar 2020 Joe BatesThe Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) is urging governments across the region to prioritise support packages for the travel retail industry to...
