Airports Council International has released the annual results on carbon performance and participation trends for its global carbon management standard for airports, Airport Carbon Accreditation. The newly released report spans the period from May 2023 through May 2024, with headline results including: Accredited airports collectively reduced over 1 million tonnes of CO2: ‑1,037,292 CO2e (‑14.8%); […]
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its traffic report for January 2025 — the first indication of air traffic performance in Europe for this year. Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased by +6.9% in January when compared to the same month last year. This is broadly aligned with the annual performance […]
Destination 2050 partners acknowledge the mention of aviation in the Clean Industrial Deal presented by the European Commission, However, the Clean Industrial Deal falls short of delivering a comprehensive aviation industrial strategy to achieve effective decarbonisation whilst preserving the sector’s far‑reaching socio‑economic benefits and competitiveness, Aviation decarbonisation requires urgent action spanning all four decarbonisation pillars […]
5 billion passengers welcomed by Europe’s airports in 20241 Passenger traffic increased by +7.4% over 2023 and stood +1.8% above pre-pandemic levels (2019) 47% of Europe’s airports still below their pre-pandemic volumes – with structural aviation market changes and geopolitics resulting in significant performance gaps across national & individual airport markets TOP 5 European airports: London […]
Europe’s transport sector is the backbone of the EU internal market and outreach to the world. A strong sector is a prerequisite for building a competitive, net-zero and resilient Europe. Europe’s transport sector strongly urges the Member States and the Commission to preserve and strengthen a solid dedicated European transport funding instrument under the future […]
Europe’s aviation sector has called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to set out an Aviation Strategy that reflects the essential role aviation plays in Europe’s economy and global competitiveness. This Aviation Strategy must implement the recommendations of Mario Draghi to aid the sector’s transition to net zero. Europe’s airlines, airports, air navigation […]
Key players in Europe’s aviation industry, including airlines, airports and manufacturers* have outlined to EU policymakers seven critical measures to stimulate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production in Europe and overcome the challenges facing the European SAF industry. The measures are contained in a new report from global advisory firm ICF and should form part of […]
Yesterday, 10 leading European travel and tourism organisations convened in the European Parliament for a high-level meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, MEP Daniel Attard and other Members of the Tourism Task Force, as well as European Commission and EU Member States representatives. This meeting builds on the work initiated in […]
European airport trade body ACI EUROPE today released its air traffic report for October 2024, revealing sustained growth in passenger traffic across the continent’s airport network. Passenger numbers increased by a robust +5.5% compared to October 2023, in line with the growth reported in the preceding quarter (+5.2% in Q3). As a result, traffic volumes […]
In a joint effort to support the climate resilience of the aviation sector, EUROCONTROL and ACI EUROPE, together with the European Aviation Climate Change Adaptation Working Group, have released a new briefing on the effects and impacts of climate change on aviation. “Adapting Aviation to a Changing Climate1” was launched at the AIRPORTS INNOVATE 2024 […]
