Christmas 2021 holidays and 2022 opening
That’s it. We’ve had quite enough of 2021 and all the ever-changing restrictions on public gatherings and travel and are closing our offices from December 24th through January 10th. Frankly, we’ve rarely all been allowed to work from the office over the last few weeks so it won’t look much different. During this period, emails […]
SWIFT 2022 comes to Montreal Airport
SWIFT 2022 comes to Montreal Airport SWIFT, the industry’s premier airfield conference is coming to Montreal in 2022, from September 13-15th at the Montreal Airport Marriott In-Terminal Hotel and will provide the excellent Airfield Studies visitors have come to expect. In addition to the core conference, delegates can meet suppliers in the expo area […]
Carbon is Key session recordings now online
Carbon is Key was held 9-11 November, and focussed on the topics of ‘The Sustainable Aviation Challenge, ‘Future Aviation’, and ‘Future Airports’. Group Head of Aerodrome Strategy for AGS, Fiona Smith chaired the Future Aviation session, with Brian McClean, Director of Communications for AGS hosting The Sustainable Aviation Challenge and Future Airports. Fiona and Brian […]
The Sustainable Aviation Challenge is Now (Carbon is Key)
Carbon is Key opened today (9th Nov 2021) with the first of three virtual sessions. ‘The Sustainable Aviation Challenge’, hosted by AGS Airports and chaired by Brian McClean, opened with an interview with Derek Provan, CEO of AGS airports, who discussed the CAELUS project as well as how AGS Airports are working towards a more […]
Carbon is Key – Speakers Announced
“Aviation must play its part in delivering the UKs net zero 2050 commitment, and so its future must be a sustainable one. There is no one silver bullet and it will be a challenge, so it is important to discuss how it can be achieved.” – Holly Greig, Deputy Director, Aviation Climate Change, DFT Join […]
SWIFT September – A Soaring Success
Throughout September, airports from across the US, Canada and Europe met up on Wednesday afternoons and tuned in to virtual SWIFT and CAPTG sessions. The nine niche sessions featured forty-five speakers and covered topical aspects of airfield operations and best practices, as well as a detailed look at airfield pavements courtesy of two CAPTG sessions. […]
SWIFT September: Session Previews
On September 1st, SWIFT September launched with the first of nine sessions, the Welcome Session. The thirty-minute introduction to the conference’s new format was hosted by Myron Thiesson, Airfield Pavements and Standards Office from the Department of National Defence, Roy McLeod, Director of Airfield Operations at Calgary Airport, and Steve McKeown of Team Eagle, Headline […]
SWIFT September has launched! Watch the Welcome Session
Roy McLeod, Steve McKeown and Myron Thiessen launched SWIFT September 2021 yesterday with the Welcome Session, hosted virtually in an interactive format. We heard from a number of airfield maintenance operatives discussing how they survived in their roles and airports following on from the COVID-19 pandemic, and how optimistic they were feeling about the future. […]
SWIFT September: Climate Change & Asphalt Pavements Speakers Confirmed
The first of two sessions at SWIFT September to be hosted by CAPTG (Canadian Airfield Pavement Technical Group), this session on Climate Change and Asphalt Pavements will be hosted by CAPTG Committee, Richard Blommers of Tetra Tech, who will be accompanied by Dave Anderson, Project Manager at Associated Engineering. Joining the session from National Research […]
SWIFT September: Winter Operations Sessions Announced
The Winter Operations session at SWIFT September will be held at 09:10 CDT, 15th September. Three speakers have joined the panel for this discussion: Charlie Beuning, Field Maintenance Manager at Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport, Richard Brannan, Assistant Director of Field Maintenance at Denver International Airport, and the SWIFT Committee’s very own Roy McLeod, Airfield Operations […]
