Manchester airport has again been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard, the award recognises the efforts Manchester airport make to reduce their carbon footprint which they have been doing since 2006.
The airport wants all ground operations to be carbon neutral by 2015 this vision was set out back in 2006 and looks set to be met. The airport was awarded the carbon trust in 2008 and has played a big role in getting other airports to follow its initiative which led to the re-certification this year.
How has the airport gone green?
Neil Robinson explains, all electricity bought by the airport is from renewable resources, it launched the carbon challenge a five-year programme aimed at engaging service partners and businesses based on site to target the main areas of the carbon journey and has replaced up to 10,000 lights with LED’s to reduce CO2 and electric usage.
Harry Morrison the director of certification for the carbon trust said any company that has been certified has taken genuine action to reduce their carbon footprint and the effect it has on the environment.
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Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Manchester And Heathrow Airport To Re-Developed
Heathrow and Manchester airport will be re-developed after two contracts were signed for engineering and construction firm Costain to refurbish Manchester airport’s main terminal and be one of the suppliers to minor works at Heathrow airport.
Manchester’s second runway will be used to keep the airport operating 24 hours a day, the work is scheduled to be finished by September this year at a cost of £18.6m. The works at Heathrow will start in March and is expected to run for up to 4 years.
Costain chief exec commented “The contracts represent significant investment in the UK's infrastructure and will help the airports meet the growing needs of passengers in the future."
Manchester’s second runway will be used to keep the airport operating 24 hours a day, the work is scheduled to be finished by September this year at a cost of £18.6m. The works at Heathrow will start in March and is expected to run for up to 4 years.
Costain chief exec commented “The contracts represent significant investment in the UK's infrastructure and will help the airports meet the growing needs of passengers in the future."
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Protest At Manchester airport
A protest took place at Manchester airport yesterday where angry protestors from the Plane Stupid group gained access to a non public area and chained themselves to the undercarriage of an aircraft.
The dispute is over plans by Manchester airport to expand its freight services and the impact it may cause to the environment due to additional emissions, reports from Manchester airport indicated that six people were involved in the fracas, which stopped planes from landing or taking off for 20 minutes.
Access to the aircraft was gained after the group cut a hole through the security fence that surrounds the airport, but the airport stated that disruptions were minimal and was soon operating at full pace once the intruders had been removed by the police.
They also protested at the airports freight center simultaneously with the aircraft chaining, there argument is that Manchester airport currently sees 170,000 tonnes of freight each year pass through its terminal that figure is set to rocket to 250,000 tonnes after the expansion.
Annie McLaughlin a Plane Stupid spokesmen said the impact to the environment would be a disaster
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Women Refuse Body Scanner
Manchester airport officials have released the first confirmed cases of passengers refusing the new controversial body scanners, two women who were british residents were selected at random to go through the body scanners, but refused claiming religious and medical reasons.
They were refused permission to board the aircraft unless they went through the security check, officials spent half an hour with the two women, but they still refused, so were unable to fly.
It is the first case of someone refusing the scanner and choosing not to fly since they were made mandatory on february 1st. The two women were flying from Termianl 2 to Islamabad, the only other UK airport using the scanners is Heathrow where there have been no cases of refusal reported.
Manchester airport officials say they were just following government directive by not allowing the women to fly.
They were refused permission to board the aircraft unless they went through the security check, officials spent half an hour with the two women, but they still refused, so were unable to fly.
It is the first case of someone refusing the scanner and choosing not to fly since they were made mandatory on february 1st. The two women were flying from Termianl 2 to Islamabad, the only other UK airport using the scanners is Heathrow where there have been no cases of refusal reported.
Manchester airport officials say they were just following government directive by not allowing the women to fly.
Friday, 11 December 2009
Building Commences on Flybes Training Academy
Flybe, the UKs Number One domestic airline, welcomed Aviation Minister Paul Clark MP to Exeter this week for an official turf cutting ceremony to mark the start of construction on the airline’s £24-million, Flybe Training Academy adjacent to Exeter International Airport.
The Flybe Training Academy is being designed and built by local firm, Rok, and is scheduled to open late next year. It will provide world-class training not only for its own staff but will also enhance the carrier’s growing reputation for providing an international training facility for the airline industry as a whole and for offering specialist training for companies involved across the travel-related spectrum.
Months prior to becoming the first UK airline out of 150 leading UK companies to sign the Government’s Skills Pledge in June 2007, Flybe had announced the intention to replace its outdated training facilities with a state of the art Training Academy to incorporate four flight simulators and an independently owned and operated 160-room hotel.
The Flybe Training Academy will be a showcase for future developments elsewhere. It will support delivery of appropriate vocational qualifications for Flybe staff and assist in growing its reputation as a world-class training centre. It will also enable the airline to take a lead in moving the Government’s Skills Agenda forward by delivering training and skills’ development to local companies in line with the RDA and the LSC agendas. This will include ‘over-training’ for companies involved in the full spectrum of the sector such as delivering the Skills Shop facility for Exeter International Airport.
Flybe is a British Airline headquartered at Exeter International Airport in Devon. It operates around 180 routes between 55 European airports. The airline's largest base is Southampton Airport and it has other large bases at Manchester Airport , Birmingham Airport and Belfast City Airport and 14 aircraft and crew bases across the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
Make sure you pre-book your Manchester airport parking to guarantee a space
The Flybe Training Academy is being designed and built by local firm, Rok, and is scheduled to open late next year. It will provide world-class training not only for its own staff but will also enhance the carrier’s growing reputation for providing an international training facility for the airline industry as a whole and for offering specialist training for companies involved across the travel-related spectrum.
Months prior to becoming the first UK airline out of 150 leading UK companies to sign the Government’s Skills Pledge in June 2007, Flybe had announced the intention to replace its outdated training facilities with a state of the art Training Academy to incorporate four flight simulators and an independently owned and operated 160-room hotel.
The Flybe Training Academy will be a showcase for future developments elsewhere. It will support delivery of appropriate vocational qualifications for Flybe staff and assist in growing its reputation as a world-class training centre. It will also enable the airline to take a lead in moving the Government’s Skills Agenda forward by delivering training and skills’ development to local companies in line with the RDA and the LSC agendas. This will include ‘over-training’ for companies involved in the full spectrum of the sector such as delivering the Skills Shop facility for Exeter International Airport.
Flybe is a British Airline headquartered at Exeter International Airport in Devon. It operates around 180 routes between 55 European airports. The airline's largest base is Southampton Airport and it has other large bases at Manchester Airport , Birmingham Airport and Belfast City Airport and 14 aircraft and crew bases across the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
Make sure you pre-book your Manchester airport parking to guarantee a space
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Criticism for new body scanner at Manchester airport
Officials at Manchester Airport have defended its controversial new scanner which produces naked images of passengers, saying it will speed up security. The airport’s head of customer service Sarah Barrett added that passengers would find the scanner preferable to a traditional body search.
The scanner, which was introduced this week, will show up breast enlargements, body piercings and show outlines of passengers’ genitals. The introduction of the machine, which cost £80,000, means that passengers will not have to go through the rigmarole of removing their coats, shoes or belts.
A spokesman stated that most passengers do not like the ‘pat down’ service, and that the scanner completely takes away the need for passengers to remove items of clothing.
She added that the images would be seen by one officer in a remote location, were not pornographic and could not be stored or captured. Passengers do have the right to refuse to be scanned by the new machine, at Manchester’s Terminal 2.
The Department of Transport will monitor the scheme for a year before deciding whether to install similar scanners on a permanent basis. The scanners are being initiated at Heathrow initially and are gradually being rolled out across the USA.
When flying from Manchester airport book your Manchester airport parking to avoid dissapointment
The scanner, which was introduced this week, will show up breast enlargements, body piercings and show outlines of passengers’ genitals. The introduction of the machine, which cost £80,000, means that passengers will not have to go through the rigmarole of removing their coats, shoes or belts.
A spokesman stated that most passengers do not like the ‘pat down’ service, and that the scanner completely takes away the need for passengers to remove items of clothing.
She added that the images would be seen by one officer in a remote location, were not pornographic and could not be stored or captured. Passengers do have the right to refuse to be scanned by the new machine, at Manchester’s Terminal 2.
The Department of Transport will monitor the scheme for a year before deciding whether to install similar scanners on a permanent basis. The scanners are being initiated at Heathrow initially and are gradually being rolled out across the USA.
When flying from Manchester airport book your Manchester airport parking to avoid dissapointment
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