Brussels Airport wants net zero target by 2030

Brussels Airport Company has dramatically accelerated its ambition to achieve net zero carbon and is targeting to achieve it by 2030, which means under seven years, the airport operator aims to stop emitting all carbon dioxide (scopes 1 to 3).

The airport group said it has already been carbon neutral for its own emissions as airport operator since 2018. Green energy is used for all buildings and infrastructure managed by Brussels Airport Company, for its own operations as a company and for the fleet of company vehicles. The remaining emissions are offset by supporting green projects in Asia according to international golden

Anchorage airport to get digital uplift with NorthLink and Kale

Kale Logistics Solutions has signed a memorandum of understanding with NorthLink Aviation to build a ‘multilayered digital roadmap’ to create digital cargo infrastructure at its express freight and e-commerce terminal at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.

NorthLink’s objective is to grow Anchorage as a logistics hub for crossborder e-commerce by maximizing standards. Brussels Airport Company had committed within the framework of ACI Europe to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050 at the latest (for scope 1 and 2), but that goal will now be significantly accelerated. the airport’s strategic location and combining infrastructure, technology, and service to increase profits for its customers.

Brussels Airport Company said it is committed to accelerate its net zero carbon efforts to make the airport more sustainable and respond to today’s climate challenges. It plans to replace its central heating plant with a net zero carbon installation by early 2027, to provide the airport’s terminal buildings with completely CO2-free heating. Its buildings in the airport’s cargo area will follow by 2030.

NorthLink entered into a 55year concession agreement for a 120-acre property on the airport’s South Park campus and is developing infrastructure for aircraft parking, fueling, de-icing, and related warehouse and office space. The partnership with Kale will involve process automation platforms for e-commerce and cargo handling, a stakeholder collaboration platform, and other cross-border management tools.

Maastricht Aachen Airport inaugurates new runway

Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) unveiled its newly renovated runway at a launch event held at the airport on 30 June 2023. The Netherlands’ second largest cargo hub has invested €35.3 million to upgrade the airstrip as part of a plan to extend its operational length to 2,750 meters by January 2025.

The 8-week renovation was part of Maastricht Aachen Airport’s overall infrastructure development plan to invest €100 million in the airport over the coming years. Sustainability was the key theme of the ceremony, with an electric plane used to officially open the runway.

MST said cargo operations have already returned, with Turkish Cargo operating five flights a week out of the hub. Royal Jordanian and Emirates SkyCargo have also continued their operations at the airport, both running two flights each week.

WFS opens new cargo terminal at Bengaluru airport

Worldwide Flight Services, now a member of the SATS Group, has opened its air cargo terminal and cold chain facility at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR) in India. The ground handler was awarded the 15-year licence to operate the international cargo terminal and cold chain facility in June 2022 by way of a partnership with operator Bengaluru International Airport Limited.

WFS will be responsible for the development, operation, management, and maintenance of the international cargo terminal and is also the exclusive operator of the dedicated cold chain facility at BLR airport. Plans are underway to double the terminal’s annual throughput to more than 250,000 metric tonnes. WFS and BIAL will expand the capacity of the airport’s cold chain facility to 80,000 and 150,000 metric tonnes per annum over two phases.

Fraport closes contract to purchase more wind energy

Fraport continues to invest in new sources of renewable energy and has signed a new power purchase agreement (PPA) with Centrica Energy Trading A/S to procure more wind power. Under an initial 5-year contract, the European energy services and solutions provider will start providing Frankfurt Airport with annual wind energy volumes of around 63 gigawatt hours in July.

Fraport, which has expressed ruling out the use of offsetting measures in its climate protection strategy, is looking at shifting its energy mix and has planned a 2026 target to convert to renewable energy sources. The airport group said the new PPA with Centrica will supplement a similar ‘smaller’ one signed in 2021, under which Fraport purchased wind energy for the first time.

It added that the use of solar and wind energy will contribute to lowering the company’s carbon emissions at Frankfurt Airport to 50,000 metric tonnes by 2030. This represents a 78 percent reduction over 1990 levels, the base year under international climate agreements.

Hong Kong’s Hactl rolls out robots to enhance ground security

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is beefing up security at its SuperTerminal 1 facility, with the introduction of its own robot patrol. The first security robot is about to enter service and will initially patrol parking areas and export goods handling premises. It will mainly operate during the peak night-time period but could also be deployed during daylight hours as required, Hactl noted.

In addition to stepping up anti-theft measures and reinforcing awareness of its rigid security programme,

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Hactl said the new security robots will monitor the condition of cargo throughout the company’s huge site, and will record any incidents of damage, to provide video evidence in the event of claims investigations.

The robot, which can operate on any paved surface, features a thermal imaging camera, a highresolution camera with a wiper for outdoor use, a LiDar technology sensor for navigation and multiple ultrasonic sensors for collision avoidance. Earlier in April, Hactl teamed up with Qatar Airways Cargo to trial the use of canine technical detection dogs to sniff out hidden lithium batteries in air cargo.