Tag: Carbon emissions

Birmingham Airport greenhouse gases report reveals record reduction in emissions

Birmingham Airport (BHX) scaled down its carbon emissions by 8% in 2024/25, as the regional transport hub levels up efforts to become net zero by 2033. The figure, which marks the airport’s highest annual reduction in emissions for a full operational year, was announced in the airport’s annua...

NATS introduces world-first aircraft separation system at Gatwick

A new way of separating aircraft arriving into Gatwick Airport is set to cut carbon emissions by between 11,000 and 19,000 tonnes a year, and minimise delays, according to the air traffic management service, NATS. Aircraft flying to the airport are now being separated by dynamically calculated ti...

WFS introduces Biofuel to reduce GSE carbon emissions by 80% at Paris CDG

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will achieve an 80% reduction in carbon emissions from its ground support equipment (GSE) at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport by replacing conventional fuel with Biofuel. Starting this month, Biofuel will power WFS GSE such as tow trucks, self-propelled aircraft sta...

SAF industry needs to upscale 1,600 times to meet net zero targets

The sustainable aviation fuel industry would have to increase by 1,600 times its current size to meet the aviation sector's 2050 net zero carbon emissions target, according to one UK-based SAF producer. James Hygate, founder and CEO of Firefly, which makes SAF from sewage, claimed that for the in...

Tiger GSE zero carbon tractor.

Tiger GSE ‘electrifies’ industry with new conversion kit

Tiger GSE says it is "reducing the financial burden of electrification" with a new, "first-of-its-kind" conversion kit for tractors. With an industry goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, airports worldwide are working toward a sustainable future, and electrifying ground support equipment (GSE) can m...

Schiphol Amsterdam Airport to replace fuel generators with e-GPUs

Schiphol Amsterdam Airport is replacing its fuel generators with 30 electric ground power units (e-GPUs) as a part of the airport’s steps toward emission-free ground handling by 2030. It is also introducing more electric pre-conditioned air systems (PCAs) to provide fresh air on board parked pl...

Sheffield University to be biggest green hydrogen producer and drive development of sustainable aviation fuels

The University of Sheffield is set to produce more green hydrogen than any other UK research centre, thanks to new equipment that will support vital research to help decarbonise the aviation industry. Sheffield’s Energy Institute is installing a new hydrogen electrolyser - technology that produ...

Momentum Ventures envisions sustainable future of aviation with electric airplanes

Momentum Ventures, the parent company behind online travel agencies FlightHub and JustFly.com, joins the global aviation community in celebrating the strides achieved in electric aviation. The company recognises the profound potential of electric airplanes in reshaping the industry, ushering in a...

Air bp reaches first milestone in implementing carbon emissions reducing start-stop technology

Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and service supplier, announces that all its fuel hydrant dispenser vehicles in Portugal now have stop-start technology. This is the first country in Air bp’s operated network to achieve the milestone and forms one element of the business’s carbon...

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