Tag: Geneva Airport

Go-live of new tower solution at Geneva Airport from Skyguide and ADB SAFEGATE

Geneva-based air navigation service provider, Skyguide, in partnership with ADB SAFEGATE, went live at Geneva Airport on March 21st with a series of safety upgrades as part of the Advanced Runway Safety Improvement Program. The implementation is a further step toward the European campaign to redu...

Zurich and Geneva airports expansion should go ahead, says IATA

IATA, the trade association representing the world’s airlines, has released a study recommending that Switzerland move forward with expansion works at Zurich and Geneva airports. The study contains analysis conducted by the association which suggests Switzerland’s air transport sector could ...

Geneva Airport takes measures against noise pollution

Geneva Airport has submitted a proposal to the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) to implement measures to stabilise and reduce noise pollution. The proposal, which will set a new authorised noise level ("admissible noise" under the Noise Abatement Ordinance) is the latest in a series...

Geneva Airport installs autonomous heat pumps on runway

Geneva Airport has announced the installation of seventeen autonomous heat pumps on its tarmac, in a bid to bring significant energy savings. Depending on its surroundings, an aeroplane needs to be supplied with either hot or cold air prior to take-off, which up to now was achieved through pipes...

Geneva Airport raises concern over consultation on airport charges

Geneva Airport has raised concern after the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) opened a consultation regarding the revision of the ordinance on airport charges. The airport said this ordinance governs the setting and levying of charges by airports to airlines for the use of those airpo...

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