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LONDON City Airport (LCY) has become the first airport in Europe to install Aviation Grade Artificial Turf (AGAT) – an innovative new form of groundcover, which has been described as being \u201cfuture-proof\u201d.<\/p>\n

LCY commissioned the installation across an area of approximately 400 m2<\/sup>. Airport officials were looking for a long-term and eco-friendly solution to the ongoing problem of bird strikes, jet blast and erosion, as well as a reduction in maintenance costs.<\/p>\n

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has agreed for the trial to take place. The groundcover was installed by Denmark-based AGAT specialist Evergreen Aviation on the 5th<\/sup> and 6th<\/sup> of August in the jet blast area of Runway 27 and Taxiway M. Airport staff have reported that AGAT has been a welcome addition to its runways.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe installation took place in an area of the airfield where the aircraft do a particular manoeuvre to line up on the runway,\u201d said Charles Joubeily, project manager at London City Airport. \u201cAs they turn around, that particular area is exposed to high levels of jet blast which made it the ideal location for a trial.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSince the installation, there have been no issues with the AGAT,\u201d he added. \u201cAirfields are always being inspected and there have been no issues reported so far. We had some extremely heavy rain soon after the installation and it performed very well in these conditions with no saturation reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf an airport was expanding its manoeuvring or runway areas where they need to create new runway and taxiway grass strips, I would highly recommend that they consider artificial grass as one of their options. Heathrow is looking at its third runway which brings in a host of new taxiways. If I was involved in that I would definitely consider AGAT.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that AGAT represents the future of airport groundcover,\u201d says Nikolaj Duckert, technical director of Evergreen Aviation. \u201cIn fact, it is the only future-proof groundcover on the market.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a pleasure to work with the staff at London City Airport and to help them come up with a trial solution at Runway 27\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope that London City Airport will inspire airports around the world to update their runways.\u201d<\/p>\n

AGAT is sustainable, easy to maintain, and has a proven ability to reduce and prevent jet blast erosion. Furthermore, the short length of the grass and lack of flora means that birds and other animals will not be attracted to the area to hunt for food or shelter. This in turn reduces the risk of bird strikes on aircraft \u2013 a particular concern in city-centre airports.<\/p>\n

AGAT has a proven ability to:<\/p>\n