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Airport Regions Conference, Newsletter 119
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Airport Regions Conference, together with the City of Vantaa and Helsinki EU Office have the pleasure to invite you to attend the one-day event "Sustainable Answers to Aviation's Challenges. Towards sustainable aviation in Europe: the path forward". The event will take place on 26 September 2019, at Helsinki EU Office (Rue Guimard 7, 1040 Brussels). Registration is now open!
The European Commission – DG for Energy and DG for Mobility and Transport – together with SENASA and in close cooperation with FlightPath, ART Fuels Forum and the Airport Regions Conference are inviting you to a final event Sustainable Fuels for Aviation in Europe, which will take place in ARC facilities in Brussels on 27 November 2019. Register here!
ARC NEWS AND UPDATES
ARC Director General Sergi Alegre has participated in a workshop initiated by Sabatair, EASA and European Commission "Risk assessment for the safe transport of lithium batteries by air" on 6-7 June 2019, Brussels. The objective of the workshop was to propose and evaluate specific packaging solutions and other operational measures aimed at the safe transportation of lithium metal and lithium-ion batteries on board an aircraft - passenger and cargo alike.
ARC Senior Projects Officer Alexandra Covrig participated in the European Observatory on Airport Capacity & Quality on 12 June 2019. The purpose of the gathering was to give feedback and exchange knowledge on the latest version of the connectivity tool.
On 6 June 2019, ARC Communication Officer Gabriele Dackaite attended the first event "Fuelling the Future of Flight" of the IQ BXL event series organized by Boeing. The event consisted of an insightful debate about the use of biofuel in order to make air travel more sustainable.

REGIONAL AND AVIATION NEWS
 

The EC is continuously working to improve air traffic performance to the benefit of people and the environment. The targets determine the level of ambition for the entities responsible for air traffic management in Europe. The main targets set by the EC are safety, environment, capacity and cost-efficiency.

Airports hold enormous regional and national development potential, which must be exploited. Even smaller airports such as Salzburg, Linz or Brasov can benefit. The positioning of the Airport on the one hand as a growth engine for the region and on the other hand as an adventure world in the region is crucial.

This fully interactive corporate social responsibility report details Air France-KLM’s commitments and all its actions are undertaken to ensure the group is a committed and responsible player. Already this year, Air France-KLM has attained its target for 2020 – to improve by 20% our energy efficiency per passenger/km compared to 2011.

The International Air Transport Association announced global passenger traffic results for April 2019 showing that demand rose by 4.3% compared to April 2018. Comparisons between the two months are distorted owing to the timing of the Easter holiday, which occurred on 1 April in 2018 but fell much later in the month in 2019.
The airline sector is coming under increasing pressure from so-called "flight shamers" and climate change activists who point to the industry's large carbon footprint. The French government will propose that the European Union adopt a new tax on air travel, which could be in the form of an extra levy on fuel or tickets, or changes to the European carbon emissions trading system.

The aim of the trial is to put 2,000 reusable Starbucks cups in circulation throughout Gatwick’s South Terminal, which could drastically reduce the number of paper cups being used each day. For example, if only 250 customers opted for reusable each day, it could see over 7,000 paper cups saved in one month.

Birmingham Airport published its Master Plan and Surface Access Strategy following a 12-week public consultation to gather feedback from community and regional stakeholders. It includes an investment of half a billion pounds that will transform the terminal and customer experience, whilst creating jobs for 34,000 people and generating over £2 billion regional economic benefit.
ARC is the association of regional and local authorities across Europe with an international airport situated within or near their territory.
 
ARC President
Erich Valentin

Executive Committee
Lars Birger Salvesen  Anne Devitt  Vladimir Vytiska  Alexandre Pueyo  Rouven Kötter Jordi Candela Garriga

ARC Secretary General
Marius Nicolescu

ARC Director General
Sergi Alegre Calero

ARC Secretariat
Petra Holm  Alexandra Covrig  Elena Maximova  Ana García Sainz-Pardo 
Gabriele Dackaite

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