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Sustainable Airport EnvironmentBanning single-use plastics, encouraging use of public transport to and from an airport, managing food waste, reducing use of fossil fuels, monitoring water use, switching to renewable energy sources, sourcing food sustainably. These are all examples of how an airport can begin to reduce its carbon footprint; its greenhouse-gas emissions; its impact on the environment.

The climate change emergency is upon us, and all industries must work hard at becoming more sustainable – the aviation industry included. As the above paragraph demonstrates, this goes beyond using sustainable aviation fuel.

Many airports and authorities have recognised the need to implement environmentally-friendly strategies, and International Airport Review here showcases some of these achievements. However the entire industry must continue striving and innovating to ensure an airport’s surroundings are not negatively impacted and the environment is protected for the future.

Air traffic control
Air traffic control
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ATC/ATM: Operational efficiency

14 August 2013 | By Kornel Szepessy, CEO, HungaroControl

Development plays a major role in enhancing air traffic efficiency, says Kornél Szepessy, CEO of Hungarian air navigation service provider, HungaroControl European air traffic control is undergoing radical changes. The Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) programme sets increasingly serious challenges for air traffic control (ATC) across the continent. Hungarian…

Wind farms and radars living together
Wind farms and radars living together
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Wind farms and radars living together?

4 April 2013 | By Dr Clive A Jackson, Wind Farms Technical Authority, BAE Systems

Credible mitigation options are needed to allow wind farms and airport radars to co-exist. Dr Clive A Jackson, Wind Farms Technical Authority at BAE Systems, explains how harmony can be achieved.

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Relieving NYC’s congested airspace

4 April 2013 | By Ann Crook, Director of Aviation, Elmira Corning Regional Airport and President of the New York Aviation Management Association

Ann Crook, Director of Aviation at Elmira Corning Regional Airport and President of the New York Aviation Management Association, discusses how efforts are being made to lessen and control the crowded airspace above New York City. Airports in New York’s Upstate and Western regions have particular concerns about the impacts…

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Cleared for take-off?

4 April 2013 | By Paul Fraser-Bennison, Policy and Strategy Officer for Aerodrome and Air Traffic Standards, UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

Paul Fraser-Bennison, Policy and Strategy Officer for Aerodrome and Air Traffic Standards at the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) assesses the CAA’s latest winter operations trial Airline operators require information about factors which affect their aircraft take-off and landing performance. Much of this is readily available; the runway length; the…

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Flight data helps plot a route to savings

4 April 2013 | By Ian Jopson, Head of Environment and Community Affairs, NATS

In a bid to save fuel and cut carbon emissions, NATS has developed a flight profile monitor tool. Ian Jopson, Head of Environment and Community Affairs at NATS, extols the virtues of the new technology... Data is everywhere these days; from the huge tranches of minute information supermarkets collect on…