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 Pathway to Future Aviation". The event will take place on 26 September 2019, at Helsinki EU Office (Rue Guimard 7, 1040 Brussels). Register now!
We would like to invite you to an event "Cities and Metropolitan Airport Areas: Looking for New Approaches", which is organized by Airport Regions Conference, Area Metropolitana de Barcelona, Atlanta Regional Commission, Institut d’Aménagement et d’Urbanisme d’Île de France and Metropolis. The half-day event will consist of a keynote, a round table discussion about city cases and a debate. The event will take place on 3 October 2019 in ARC Offices, 9:00 – 13:00. Registration is 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 27November 2019. Register here!
Minus 70% of CO2 emissions and minus 40% of energy consumption – this positive balance sheet of successful sustainability management was reported by the Vienna Airport in its updated sustainability reporting. The ambitious goal – by 2030, the airport wants to achieve CO2 neutrality, despite further growth. In order to achieve this goal, they are working consistently on the eco-program.
Drivers of electric vehicles will pay 75 per cent less for a 30-minute drop-off or pick up in comparison to other vehicles. London Luton Airport has begun a new trial in which drivers of electric vehicles benefit from reduced drop-off and pick-up charges. The trial demonstrates the airport’s efforts in encouraging the use of sustainable methods of transport. It will run from 1 August until 30 September 2019, and the reduced rate will be brought in on a permanent basis if deemed successful.
In light of growing air traffic and societal and technological developments, the momentum for a reform of the Single European Sky is growing. Therefore, the European Commission together with the Finnish presidency is organising a conference to contribute to this momentum and consider the latest trends and developments in the context of ongoing and future digitalization.
Spanish airport operator Aena SME has awarded in a tender a contract for the construction and commissioning of a 7.5-MW solar photovoltaic system at the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport. Spanish daily El Pais said the PV system will stretch across 22 hectares at the Madrid airport. The annual output is estimated at 11.7 GWh, which equals 16% of the consumption of the terminals 1, 2 and 3.
Strong growth on leisure routes including Mykonos, Skiathos and Florence helped tip London City Airport to its busiest-ever month in July 2019. A total of 490,819 passengers chose London’s most central airport, 4% up (+19,300) compared to July 2018, which previously held the 32-year record. It means the airport is on track to welcome over 5 million annual passengers by the end of the year for the first time.
