The UK Airport

Help to build future airports

Safe Airport

British companies are at the forefront of ensuring safety and security within the aviation sector – from supporting the development of standards to supply of equipment and training.
 

The UK offer addresses all parts of the aviation system – including airspace, airfield, terminal and landside planning, development and operation management to ground operations. It covers:

• Regulatory development, review and training
• Safety and security management system development, review and training
• Airspace design, training and systems
• Infrastructure planning and design for safety
• Facility design for safety and wellbeing – including disease control
• Security strategy, design, systems and equipment
• Operational safety equipment – from runway surveillance to wildlife management

Green Airport

We understand that challenges of the 21st century mean that continued growth depends upon developing a clear path to achieving a sustainable aviation future. By 2050, the industry must be able to tackle the challenge of achieving net zero operations as well as contributing to a broad suite of sustainable development goals. UK supply chain companies are able to support the aviation industry, using their considerable expertise in fields such as sustainable design, climate change adaptation, community engagement and environmental planning to deliver first class projects and provide operational advice to achieve those ends. We believe that growth and sustainability are not mutually exclusive and that achieving environmental and social progress will in turn deliver the economic sustainability that everyone in the industry wants and needs.
 
UK companies are at the forefront of sustainability practice, providing innovative solutions to the challenges of today through the products and services they provide covering capabilities in Net Zero Carbon, Health & Well-being, Waste Management, Water, Climate Change Preparation, Technology & Innovation, Environmental Planning, Design & Consent and Social & Community.
 
Use of nature-based solutions for example Sustainable Drainage Systems including as those used in the Sponge City concept.

Smart Airport

Airports in the future will need to deliver net zero operations and support innovative transport modes in addition to existing fixed wing and rotary operations. The UK supply chain, from consultants to product and solution providers, are leading on innovations such as advanced electric and autonomous flight technologies [known as urban air mobility or UAM] to help the UK reach its net zero target. Through the UK Future Flight Challenge, UK companies are involved in the development of innovative concepts, trials, and delivery projects formed from multiple collaborative parties that address diverse issues for airport owners, operators, airspace managers and the broader industry. Examples include:

• Using drones to support the NHS and emergency services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Investing in the future of air mobility and technologies that will allow full electric flight in the UK

 Airports will continue to invest in innovative technologies that support operational efficiency and deliver a low/zero carbon footprint. UK companies are actively investing in, and developing strategies, designs and solutions that enable airports to reduce operating costs, improve asset performance and decarbonize operations. We are developing advanced energy management systems, asset performance digital services.

Passenger-oriented Airport

British companies have been responsible for the design of the many of the most successful airports in the world. Their efforts over the last twenty years have frequently featured in the Skytrax Airport of the Year awards and they continued to be renowned for world class airport design.

Creating a successful passenger environment requires a wide range of skills and innovation which British companies can provide. These include engineering and architecture, airport planning, human factors, wayfinding, interior design, product design, retail design, landscape design, passenger equipment, technology and process automation. This holistic approach to thinking about the journey through the airport allows the creation of truly passenger-oriented experience.