To obtain a copy of the above report please contact fiona.leiper@uhi.ac.uk
With the SPARA project now coming to an end, I would like to thank everyone for all their hard work and dedication to the project over the last three years. It’s been a fantastic experience working on SPARA – getting to know you all and sharing experiences and learning from airports in similar situations has been[…]
Combining with HITRANS active travel work, electric bikes and bike shelters for Barra and Oban Airports have been ordered and HITRANS are liaising with HIAL, airport staff and local bike providers in both areas to establish the schemes. The project will now run outside of SPARA, but results and learnings will be shared on the SPARA[…]
Significant progress is being made on the new piece of work by Arcadis looking at low cost solutions for the re-opening of Skye Airport. A Skye Airport Working Group has been established, involving key stakeholders for the project, and Arcadis will produce the final report in September for sharing.
Work is underway for one of HITRANS’ final deliverables in the SPARA project – low carbon strategies for Inverness and Kirkwall Airports. The reports will provide action plans for both airports, covering areas such as future proofing the airport to meet demands for electric cars and charging infrastructure. Best practice is also being addressed in[…]
Many thanks to Alastair from Skye Space Studio who filmed contributions for our project video at the final SPARA Partner Conference in Skye. Partners were asked questions on their work in SPARA and reflected on the project as it comes to an end, with all work packages represented in the interviews. The video is currently[…]
In June 2018, UHI hosted our final gathering of SPARA partners on the Isle of Skye at UHI’s Sabhal Mor Ostaig. The conference focussed on dissemination of project results and shared learning between work packages. Boyd Robertson, Principal of Sabhal Mor Ostaig, welcomed conference attendees and presented an overview and history of the college. We[…]
This strand of work has examined the economic value of small and peripheral airports in the Northern Periphery & Arctic Area through identifying the different ways that they are important to the economic viability and development of the regions or sub-regions in which they are located, and the quantifiable difference that they can make to[…]
There are key characteristics that make the Highlands and Islands a good location from which to launch satellites: its northerly latitude; north-facing coastline; climate; sparsity of population; a suitable supply chain offering key services, such as engineering and logistics; and its accessibility for UK and wider European markets. Given the market opportunity and these characteristics,[…]
ACDM Lite, Hemavan Airport, Sweden – Digital Information Exchange. After completing the project with validation of procedures and verification of system for ACDM Lite at Hemavan Airport we have an increased knowledge when using a minimum set of ACDM milestones for an AFIS Airport. In this project we have been able to verify the value[…]
