SPARA2020
Smart Peripheral and Remote Airports (SPARA2020) was a Northern Periphery & Arctic Programme project designed to address the challenges facing remote & peripheral airports. These airports are economically vital, providing accessibility & connectivity to residents; but with low traffic volume, strong seasonality challenges and ageing aircrafts, these airports suffer relatively higher costs of operating safely & compliantly and inevitably require state subsidy or intervention. SPARA's main focus was to improve the level of innovation at public service airports to increase self-sufficiency and resilience long-term. The project aimed to do this by facilitating an innovation cycle, with topics including:
- Innovative technologies to improve airport performance
- Sustainable energy use to reduce carbon footprint
- Best practice of cost-saving initiatives and efficiency improvements
- The social, cultural and economic importance of remote airports to communities and businesses
- Explore non-aeronautical uses of an airport to diversify income and improve passenger experience
- An innovation network to spread best practice and facilitate knowledge transfer
Contact
Jayne Golding
HITRANS
jayne.golding@hitrans.org.uk
Tel: +441463 719004