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Air bp providing sustainable fuel

Written by: Alwyn Brice | 20/07/2020

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Air bp is supplying sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which is produced by Neste, for Airbus delivery flights from Hamburg Finkenwerder airport.

Air France in green partnership

Written by: Alwyn Brice | 13/07/2020

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Air France has announced that it is partnering with OpenAirlines to pursue efforts to reduce CO2 emissions, deploying SkyBreathe, OpenAirlines´ eco-flying solutions.

Solar initiative at Edmonton International

Written by: Alwyn Brice | 07/07/2020

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Edmonton International is welcoming a new large scale investment that will create the largest airport-based solar farm in the world.

Davies Turner Air Cargo turns to Doosan electric trucks

Written by: Alwyn Brice | 26/02/2020

Cargo Matters

GSE Focus

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At Davies Turner's Heathrow hub over 2m kilogrammes of cargo a month are processed in a round-the-clock operation that demands maximum efficiency from its fleet of nine forklift trucks.

KLM going greener

Written by: Alwyn Brice | 16/12/2019

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KLM has purchased sustainable aviation fuel for flights out of Amsterdam Schiphol.

Heathrow 2019 CVP green awards

Written by: Alwyn Brice | 09/12/2019

Handling Talk

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This year’s 2019 CVP Awards Event was held on Friday November 29, at the Renaissance Heathrow Hotel, and was pronounced a great success.

Swissport airfreight facility gets underway

Written by: Alwyn Brice | 27/11/2019

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Acquisitions & Achievements

Fraport and Swissport Cargo Services Deutschland have laid the foundation stone for Swissport’s new airfreight facility at Frankfurt airport.

Electric shuttles for Nice airport

Written by: Alwyn Brice | 25/11/2019

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Nice-Côte d'Azur airport is to be equipped with 100% electric shuttles.

Plastic conversion plans for WFS

Written by: Alwyn Brice | 29/10/2019

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Worldwide Flight Services has become the first major air cargo industry company to begin converting the majority of plastic products used in its cargo handling operations over to the BioNatur Plastics line of sustainable products manufactured by M&G Packaging.

Emirates in packaging initiative

Written by: Alwyn Brice | 29/10/2019

Lounge & Catering

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Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) has introduced a new packaging solution to further reduce waste across its food manufacturing operations.

Air BP champions SAF in Las Vegas

Written by: Alwyn Brice | 23/10/2019

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At this year's NBAA-BACE exhibition, Air BP has been highlighting how solid waste from homes and businesses, such as packaging, paper, textiles, and food scraps that would otherwise go to landfill or incineration, can be converted into sustainable aviation fuel.

Vestergaard unveils new green GSE

Written by: Felicity Stredder | 14/10/2019

GSE Focus

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Vestergaard Company introduced a plug-in hybrid version of its iconic Elephant BETA de-icer as well as an electric chassis at the Inter Airport show in Munich last week.

Swissport commits to greener fleet

Written by: Alwyn Brice | 13/09/2019

GSE Focus

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Swissport, on the occasion of the publication of its latest Sustainability Report, has committed to further investment in environmentally friendly equipment.

Oslo airport taking electric buses

Written by: Alwyn Brice | 02/08/2019

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Oslo airport is to take delivery of eight VDL articulated electric buses.

Fuels not fees: IATA advises government against “environmental” tax

Written by: Felicity Stredder | 14/06/2019

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The International Air Transport Association has urged European governments considering a Dutch proposal for an EU-wide tax on airfares to listen to what their citizens want.

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GHI Conference Highlights