This follows the news of the Eurocontrol and ACI Europe joint programme of reducing CO2 emission, and the growing support within the Airport sector of the tourism industry...
Eurocontrol and ACI Europe’s collaboration to increase operational efficiencies at European airports is already making progress with more than 30 airports so far engaged in the programme. Airport Collaborative Decision-Making (A-CDM), directly links airports into the Air Traffic Management network and gives users access to a range of operational data allowing them to make their operations more efficient. Successful implementation leads to significant reduction in CO2 emissions, which in turn helps airlines save fuel..
David McMillan, Director General of Eurocontrol said “The environmental balance has clearly tipped from awareness and acknowledgement to concrete actions resulting in a willingness to adopt substantive changes to operational procedures. A-CDM and other initiatives such as continuous descent approaches are good examples of what can be achieved when a number of stakeholders work together in partnership..."
This is good news for the ecologically aware, and we hope that this goes further, taking in the rest of the airports in Europe, thus setting a standard for the world to follow...
Follow more at http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/34311-Eurocontrol-and-ACI-Europe-joint-programme-of-reducing-CO2-emissions
Barticus.
Eurocontrol and ACI Europe’s collaboration to increase operational efficiencies at European airports is already making progress with more than 30 airports so far engaged in the programme. Airport Collaborative Decision-Making (A-CDM), directly links airports into the Air Traffic Management network and gives users access to a range of operational data allowing them to make their operations more efficient. Successful implementation leads to significant reduction in CO2 emissions, which in turn helps airlines save fuel..
David McMillan, Director General of Eurocontrol said “The environmental balance has clearly tipped from awareness and acknowledgement to concrete actions resulting in a willingness to adopt substantive changes to operational procedures. A-CDM and other initiatives such as continuous descent approaches are good examples of what can be achieved when a number of stakeholders work together in partnership..."
This is good news for the ecologically aware, and we hope that this goes further, taking in the rest of the airports in Europe, thus setting a standard for the world to follow...
Follow more at http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/34311-Eurocontrol-and-ACI-Europe-joint-programme-of-reducing-CO2-emissions
Barticus.
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