Sunshine Coast Airport has announced a new partnership with Containers for Change, implementing a container refund scheme throughout the terminal and supporting environment and sustainability goals.


Sunshine Coast Airport has announced a new partnership with Containers for Change, implementing a container refund scheme throughout the terminal and supporting environment and sustainability goals.

Royal Brunei Airlines has announced it will purchase four Boeing 787s to renew its widebody fleet. Selection of the 787-9 supports the airline’s sustainability goals and focus on passenger comfort and innovation.

Changi Airport Group – a Headline Partner of FTE APEX Asia Expo, Singapore, 19-20 November 2024 – is installing a new rooftop solar panel system, reducing carbon emissions by 20,000 tonnes each year.

United has announced that Air New Zealand, Embraer, and Google have joined its Sustainable Flight Fund to reduce emissions and drive production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel through investments in startups.

daa – operator of ORK and DUB (a Headline Partner of the co-located FTE EMEA and FTE Ancillary & Retailing events, Dublin, 11-13 June 2024) – has unveiled 20 environmental sustainability initiatives.

Fraport is enhancing sustainability by overhauling its ground power supply at FRA. It is equipping more aircraft parking positions with ground power connections, with mobile GPUs to be exclusively electric.
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KLM is minimising food waste using an AI programme that enables it to better predict how many passengers who have booked will actually board a flight. This means KLM achieves up to 63% less food waste.

Tallinn Airport has joined the Baltic Sea Region HyAirport project, which aims to amass knowledge and create conditions for the adoption of hydrogen in aviation, as it prepares for alternative fuels.

Cathay has welcomed the launch of the Hong Kong Sustainable Aviation Fuel Coalition as one of its co-initiators. The airline’s long-term environmental targets include its carbon net-zero goal by 2050.

LGW has become the first international airport to open an ‘Electric Forecourt’ – a dedicated electric vehicle charging station. It is part of the airport’s commitment “to creating a low-carbon economy”.

Cathay has welcomed the launch of the Hong Kong Sustainable Aviation Fuel Coalition as one of its co-initiators. The airline’s long-term environmental targets include its carbon net-zero goal by 2050.

LGW has become the first international airport to open an ‘Electric Forecourt’ – a dedicated electric vehicle charging station. It is part of the airport’s commitment “to creating a low-carbon economy”.

Norwegian is now a shareholder in Norsk e-Fuel, which aims to be the first large-scale production facility for electro-fuel. The partnership will give Norwegian early access to fossil-free aviation fuels.

Seattle-Tacoma Airport has introduced ‘Oscar’ – a new AI waste-sorting technology from Intuitive AI – that is designed to help travellers sort their waste items into compost, recycling, or trash bins.

FTE explores a selection of the top trends and technologies for 2024 and beyond, including robotics and automation, biometrics and digital identity, sustainability, Urban Air Mobility and more.

Miami-Dade Innovation Authority has launched an innovation challenge in collaboration with Miami International Airport. They seek proposals from technology companies with creative solutions to improve CX.

Bristol Airport has published a new Sustainability Strategy, with a target to cut carbon emissions across its operations by 73% by 2027, as part of efforts to be “environmentally and socially conscious”.

easyJet is providing reusable cutlery and cups for its crew inflight to stop unnecessary waste from single use plastics and disposable wooden cutlery, as it continues to trial sustainability initiatives.
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