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“To bring jobs back, we need a sustainable recovery of traffic and revenues; and vaccines – coupled with testing and the current health measures in place – present our best way out of this pandemic.”
Luis Felipe de Oliveira, director general, ACI World ACI members pledge to reach net zero emissions by 2050
Airport Council International (ACI) World and the five ACI regions – ACI Africa, ACI Asia-Pacific, ACI Europe, ACI Latin America & Caribbean and ACI North America – in collaboration with its members, have committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and have requested help from governments across the world to achieve this target. ACI’s long-term carbon goal relates to the carbon emissions caused by airport
operators and will be a key part of the aviation industry’s contribution in the battle against global warming.
“The climate crisis requires bold action at the local, regional and global level, and the goal that we have set for airport members will help to drive action, and identify common challenges and opportunities that can be tackled together,” said ACI World’s director general, Luis Felipe de Oliveira. “The sustainability of the whole aviation
World Routes 2021 returns to Italy for the first time in 20 years
After its 2020 event was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, World Routes is set to return to Milan from 10–12 October 2021. With the sector continuing to hold out for a strong restart, the organisers of World Routes 2021 have declared the event to be the most important in its 25-year history. One of the largest events in the world for the development of air routes, World Routes 2021 looks to bring together the world’s airlines, airports, tourism authorities and route development stakeholders to build air services for the economic and social good of every destination.
Taking place in Italy for the first time in 20 years, World Routes will be hosted by SEA Milan Airports, in partnership with local stakeholders Lombardy Region, the Municipality of Milan, ENIT – Italian Tourist Board and Bergamo Airport. With Milan serving as one of the hosts for the 2026 Winter Olympics, as well as being the home of one of the largest convention centres in Europe and previous EXPO 2015 hosts, the organisers of World Routes 2021 consider the city to be the ideal destination for the 26th World Route Development Forum.
TSA to test anti-drone technology at Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has been chosen by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to serve as the testing ground for ground-breaking technology that aims to detect, track and identify drones – also known as unmanned aerial systems (UAS) – that enter restricted airspace. This test will involve a range of security and surveillance technologies, including radar, thermal imaging and artificial intelligence.
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“The selection of LAX as a strategic location to test UAS detection technologies underscores the close working and strategic relationship between TSA and Los Angeles World Airports,” said TSA federal security director for LAX, Boyd K Jeffries. “We are confident that data and information collected here will ultimately benefit and help secure the entire transportation network from the threats that UAS in unauthorised areas present.”
sector is crucial for the present and future of the industry,” he added. “It is our passport to a return to growth, and the industry has invested billions in measures and practices, which have made significant progress in reducing its environmental impact.” At the Aviation Sustainability Summit in May 2021, ACI Europe announced that, while 235 airports in the region have committed to net zero by 2050, 91 are now set to achieve that goal by 2030.
FAA to provide $8bn in grants to boost US airport recovery
On 22 June 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced its plan to award $8bn in grants to “keep US airport workers employed, construction projects going and help US airports recover from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic”. The funding comes from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which President Biden signed into law on 11 March 2021. “The Airport Rescue Grants keep workers employed and help the aviation sector recover as more Americans get vaccinated and begin traveling again,” said US Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg. “These grants are part of the Administration’s commitment to build back a better and safer transportation system throughout our country.”
The funding is intended to provide economic relief to eligible commercial service, reliever and general aviation airports, and to help keep people safe and employed by reimbursing operational expenses, debt service payments and costs related to combatting the spread of Covid-19. These grants will require airports to continue to employ at least 90% of their pre-pandemic employees. “The FAA is committed to working with the aviation industry as it recovers from the impacts of the pandemic,” said FAA administrator, Steve Dickson. “These airport rescue grants provide needed support to our nation’s airports as we recover from the pandemic’s impacts.”
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