Social Responsibility Archives - Airport Technology https://www.airport-technology.com/sector/theme/macro/esg/social/ The leading site for news and procurement in the airport industry Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:59:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.airport-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2021/11/cropped-armyfavicon-150x150.png Social Responsibility Archives - Airport Technology https://www.airport-technology.com/sector/theme/macro/esg/social/ 32 32 <![CDATA[How we can dismantle barriers for disabled travellers]]> https://www.airport-technology.com/comment/how-we-can-dismantle-barriers-for-disabled-travellers/ https://www.airport-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/09/shutterstock_1661165908-1.jpg Mon, 30 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000 Emma Partlow, head of accessibility and inclusion at Transreport, shares her experience as a disabled traveller and how airports can improve.

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]]> <![CDATA[UK airports improving but have more to do on accessibility – CAA]]> https://www.airport-technology.com/news/uk-airports-do-more-accessibility-caa/ https://www.airport-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/08/Shutterstock_2271014923.jpg Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:21:39 +0000 https://www.airport-technology.com/news/uk-airports-do-more-accessibility-caa/ UK airports are showing progress on accessibility according to a report from the CAA but some of the biggest have more work to do. 

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]]> <![CDATA[Mass cancellations at Beirut airport amid Israeli airstrike fears]]> https://www.airport-technology.com/news/mass-cancellations-at-beirut-airport-amid-israeli-airstrike-fears/ https://www.airport-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/07/Beirut-airport-disruption.jpg Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:52:31 +0000 https://www.airport-technology.com/news/mass-cancellations-at-beirut-airport-amid-israeli-airstrike-fears/ Lufthansa has suspended flights into Lebanon until 6 August as Israel plans retaliation for Hezbollah’s Golan Heights airstrike.

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]]> <![CDATA[United Airlines to measure atmosphere for NOAA ]]> https://www.airport-technology.com/news/united-airlines-to-measure-atmosphere-for-noaa/ https://www.airport-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/07/PHOTO-NOGAP-first-loop-Sweney.jpg Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:07:23 +0000 https://www.airport-technology.com/news/united-airlines-to-measure-atmosphere-for-noaa/ United and NOAA will expand the scale of installations on domestic passenger services if the trial is successful.

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]]> <![CDATA[Boeing pleads guilty. What next for its government contracts?]]> https://www.airport-technology.com/features/boeing-pleads-guilty-what-next-for-its-government-contracts/ https://www.airport-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/07/Boeing-CEO-on-trial.jpg Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:59:00 +0000 https://www.airport-technology.com/uncategorized/boeing-pleads-guilty-what-next-for-its-government-contracts/ As Boeing pleads guilty for fatal 737 MAX crashes, the DoD has initiated talks over the prime’s lucrative government contracts.

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]]> <![CDATA[“Big Three” drive 25% increase in air freight emissions]]> https://www.airport-technology.com/news/big-three-drive-25-increase-in-air-freight-emissions/ https://www.airport-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/06/shutterstock_2267065271.jpg Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:25:10 +0000 https://www.airport-technology.com/news/big-three-drive-25-increase-in-air-freight-emissions/ Supply chains shifted in Covid-19, but the reliance on air freight has driven a rapid rise in the sector's emissions.

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]]> <![CDATA[Is Boeing too big to fail?]]> https://www.airport-technology.com/features/is-boeing-too-big-to-fail/ https://www.airport-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/04/shutterstock_1571610355.jpg Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:12:44 +0000 https://www.airport-technology.com/features/is-boeing-too-big-to-fail/ Grounded by poor management and a myriad of safety disasters, Boeing has experienced severe turbulence in recent years.

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]]> <![CDATA[United is first US airline to return to Tel Aviv]]> https://www.airport-technology.com/news/united-first-us-airline-return-israel/ https://www.airport-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/02/Shutterstock_1086890861.jpg Thu, 22 Feb 2024 17:15:18 +0000 https://www.airport-technology.com/news/united-first-us-airline-return-israel/ United Airlines said it will resume flights to Tel Aviv, Israel for the first time since October despite ongoing conflict in the region. 

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]]> <![CDATA[Senior travellers​ are back – and airports need to be ready  ]]> https://www.airport-technology.com/comment/senior-travellers-are-back-and-airports-need-to-be-ready-for-them/ https://www.airport-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2024/01/AdobeStock_185695554-1.jpeg Mon, 12 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000 Richard Barone and Lisa Schafer at Landrum & Brown explain how airport infrastructure can help improve accessibility for senior travellers.

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]]> <![CDATA[“Flight attendants are very angry”:  United MEC President]]> https://www.airport-technology.com/interviews/flight-attendants-are-very-angry-united-mec-president/ https://www.airport-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/12/GettyImages-1653075328.jpg Thu, 07 Dec 2023 15:24:07 +0000 https://www.airport-technology.com/interviews/flight-attendants-are-very-angry-united-mec-president/ Ken Diaz, United MEC President at the AFA, discusses the union's negotiations with United Airlines and why flight attendants are picketing.

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