Responsibility

Another step towards "Net Zero 2035", the sustainability strategy of Munich Airport, has been taken: MAN Truck & Bus Germany has delivered the first ten electric solo passenger buses to AeroGround Flughafen München GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Munich Airport. A further 27 electric buses of MAN Lion's City E 12 and E 18 models will be put into operation by the end of the year. There is an option to purchase 25 additional buses.

An innovative system for sustainable energy generation is currently in use at Munich Airport: a container with photovoltaic panels and wind rotors from FlowGen, a company specializing in green energy system solutions. In cooperation with Munich Airport, the mobile energy container is being used to charge electric vehicles.

The aviation industry has recognized the signs of the times: Researchers and technicians are working on the question of how to fly in the future without harming the climate.

Flughafen München GmbH (FMG) is intensifying its existing climate targets and now intends to achieve net zero by 2035 rather than 2050 as previously. Achieving net zero means reducing the emissions that the airport itself can influence – known as Scope 1 and 2 emissions – by a minimum of 90%. The remaining around 10% of emissions must be actively and permanently removed from the atmosphere. 

Renovation work gets under way at Munich Airport’s Terminal 2: The central security checkpoint at Munich Airport’s Terminal 2 is being modernized and equipped with state-of-the-art technology, with completion scheduled for fall 2024. As a result, passengers of Lufthansa and its partner airlines will benefit from faster, more effective procedures and much greater convenience.

Customs investigators at Munich Airport: Undercover customs investigator regularly go looking for narcotics at Munich Airport. Couriers are getting ever more creative in how they hide their drugs, but the investigators have an unerring ability to find them out.

In 2020, with Munich Airport as the lead sponsor, the Munich Marathon is taking it a step further. In the "Around the World Challenge", we invite everyone to put together a team, lace up your shoes and run for a good cause

Munich Airport and bayern design present smart solutions to make life easier in the future - from refrigerators that think for themselves to intelligent street lighting. Munich Airport's Terminal 2 is hosting a new exhibition by bayern design, the center of competence for design in the State of Bavaria.

Munich Airport has a well-deserved reputation as a job-generating engine. And it keeps getting stronger. Figures from the latest employee survey conducted by the airport operating company (FMG), show an increase of 3,370 in the number of people working at the airport to a new total of 38,090 since the last survey at the end of 2015

Munich Airport and Lufthansa are working together to make air travel sustainable and have made a public commitment to the goal of effectively limiting environmental and climate effects. In the new "Green Gate" exhibition in the airport's satellite terminal, passengers can now learn about the many-faceted programs and initiatives of the two companies to promote sustainable mobility. 

Avoiding food waste and saving money – while promoting sustainability: Allresto, the Munich Airport subsidiary responsible for most of the airport's food and beverage operations, has launched a pilot project to test a new app: "Too Good To Go". This digital platform lets airport visitors, passengers and employees order surplus food prepared by restaurants and other food service establishments at special reduced prices for pick-up between 8:00 and 9:30 pm. The first restaurant at Munich Airport to join the pilot project is Surf & Turf (photo) in the Munich Airport Center (MAC).

Munich Airport has opened a new chapter in its IT security activities. At a special ceremony today, the airport launched its Information Security Hub (ISH) – a competency center where IT specialists with the airport operating company (FMG) will work together with experts from the European aviation industry to develop strategies for defending against cyberattacks and new approaches to the fight against cybercrime.

Munich Airport currently operates a fleet of 280 electric vehicles – mostly specialized equipment such as baggage tractors, lifts and passenger boarding bridges. In the future, however, the airport plans to make electric vehicles part of its fleet of passenger cars, too. Over the coming three years, millions will be invested in e-mobility, with 121 gasoline or diesel-powered vehicles slated for replacement through electric models. By 2030 the airport plans for its fleet to consist almost entirely of electric vehicles. At the same time, efforts are continuing to expand the necessary infrastructure of charging stations.

Nadine Adden (29) works as a tug driver and de-icer at Munich Airport. When winter hits, she helps to make sure that aircraft take off safely.

How Munich Airport succeeds in reusing up to 70 percent of aircraft de-icing fluids. The recycling facility at Munich Airport is the biggest in the world.

Safety is the top priority: High above the ground in Munich Airport's 78-meter tower, air traffic controllers and ramp controllers guide up to 90 aircraft from the ground to the sky and back every hour, while a weather observer keeps track of winds and visibility. An examination of careers "at the top".

Pre-Conditioned Air (PCA) systems provide the aircraft cabin with conditioned air at the park position. As a result, the parked aircraft no longer needs to run their auxiliary turbine for air conditioning. The PCA systems are significantly quieter during operation and reduce kerosene consumption and related CO2 emissions.