First embodied carbon estimate tool for airport terminals developed by Atkins and IATA

Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, working with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has created a suite of innovative digital tools for airports to estimate the embodied carbon associated with the construction of terminal buildings and aviation assets – for the first time. The digital toolkit will enable airports to better understand and […]

Consortium to launch world-first electric flight ecosystem

A consortium of Atkins, Vertical Aerospace, Virgin Atlantic, Skyports, Heathrow, NATS, Bristol and London City airport and more will announce today a new project to develop and test the world’s first end-to-end ‘ecosystem’ or network for electric air flight, to be tested by air taxi flights into London Heathrow and Bristol Airport, with UK government […]

Heathrow contracts seven companies to design expansion plans

Seven companies have been contracted by Heathrow Airport to be part of design plans for the airport’s “sustainable expansion”. The UK Government backed the building of a third runway at Heathrow in October, rather than a second runway at Gatwick Airport. MPs will vote in the Houses of Parliament in about 12 months time on the […]