Los Angeles airports leading the way to cutting emissions
For the third year in a row, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has been recognised as a leader in reducing carbon emissions.
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For the third year in a row, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has been recognised as a leader in reducing carbon emissions.
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has received Level 3 Airport Carbon Accreditation by the Airports Council International.
Use of durable concrete instead of typical asphalt will lengthen lifespan of runway up to 40 years, compared with asphalt’s 10-12 years; new high-speed taxiway allows planes to exit runways faster and save traveller's time.
The new fuel technology captures and recycles carbon-rich industrial waste gases from steel mills into ethanol – gases that would otherwise go up the chimney into the atmosphere.
Airline Primera has fallen in administration and has left passengers stranded all over Europe as the company was not covered by the CAA's ATOL scheme.
New facial recognition system will speed up screening time at Shannon Airport, as it becomes the first airport outside of the Americas to have this technology installed.
North American airports have managed to shrug off the potentially disruptive effects of record passenger volumes and massive construction projects to achieve a record high in overall passenger satisfaction.
In partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Delta Air Lines is launching the first biometric terminal in the United States.
A new airline being launched in Switzerland will connect regional airports to international destinations and, it is hoped, cut 30 per cent off of flight times.
American Airline and Southwest Airlines now offer new self-serve kiosks for passengers to check-in their own luggage.
As evacuation from the Carolinas has become mandatory, airports and airlines have grounded flights as the Hurricane passes through the States.
New automated security lanes are hoped to allow TSA officers "to spend more time looking for threats and less time on the manual labour of moving bins around the security checkpoint".
The non-stop service from Melbourne International to San Francisco International joins other US destinations such as Los Angeles thanks to Qantas.
With a combination of both satellite-based technology and ground-based video technology, air traffic controllers will be given a comprehensive view of air traffic.
With growing tourism in North America, the number of passengers has increased, meaning that the need for airport stand equipment has never been higher.