Geneva Cointrin International (GVA)

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Business aviation in Europe sustains COVID-19 recovery

19 October 2021 | By International Airport Review

EUROCONTROL has provided its latest data snapshot focusing on Europe's business aviation recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Airports rename their runways due to changes in Earth’s magnetic field

7 January 2019 | By International Airport Review

Airports worldwide have to change the numbers of their runways as magnetic north moves about 60 kilometres a year.

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Air Traffic Control / Management In-Depth Focus 2018

23 February 2018 | By International Airport Review

ATC/ATM operations are some of the most critical in the airport industry, especially with air capacities reaching their max. This In-Depth Focus explores some smart options available to the traffic control/management industry and the steps some experts are taking towards making valuable changes for future success.

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Provision of air navigation services at airports: Possible changes ahead?

1 February 2018 | By Gaël Poget

The provider of terminal air navigation services delivers critical services to the airport operator. Without air traffic control services, runways and taxiways would be more like a racing circuit; the local green areas being used as a pit stop for migrating birds! Head of Aeronautical Affairs at Geneva Airport, Gaël…

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Geneva and Galápagos airports become carbon neutral

26 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

The world's first 'green' airport, Galápagos Ecological, and Geneva Airport have been accredited as carbon neutral by the trade body representative of airports worldwide.

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Sustainability tops the agenda at air industry summit

5 October 2017 | By International Airport Review

This year's Air Transport Action Group’s (ATAG) Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva brought leading aviation figures together to discuss their collective goals.

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ATC/ATM In-Depth Focus 2017

4 September 2017 | By International Airport Review

With air capacities reaching their max, the airport industry is continually under pressure to invest in modern ATC/ATM solutions and establish new methods that can help relieve restrictions. This in-depth focus explores the challenges airports face in air traffic control and management, but also highlights the options available to progress…

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Leo, SITA’s baggage robot

4 May 2017 | By SITA

Leo is a fully autonomous, self-propelling baggage robot that has the capacity to check in, print bag tags and transport up to two suitcases with a maximum weight of 32kg.