British Airways overhauls airport equipment at Heathrow

British Airways is embarking on a multi-million-pound investment programme to overhaul its ground support equipment at Heathrow Airport, as part of its commitment to reducing emissions both in the air and on the ground. The airline will gradually be replacing its ground vehicles at Heathrow, such...

Airport on the Chinese plateau relies on IHSE KVM system

IHSE, manufacturer of KVM solutions for the extension and switching of computer signals, announces that it has equipped a high-altitude Chinese airport with a fully redundant KVM solution for fail-safe air traffic control. Over the past few years, IHSE KVM solutions have become an element in air ...
Southeast Asian GSE market could be worth $1.2bn by 2027

Southeast Asian GSE market could be worth $1.2bn by 2027

The ASEAN ground support equipment market is projected to grow to a value of US$1.2bn by 2027, according to a study by Allied Market Research (AMR). The forecast for growth suggests the region's GSE market will prosper from a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 9.8 per cent from 2020 to 2027. ...

dnata CEO: 'Sustainable GSE will help reduce our carbon footprint by 50% by 2030 compared to 2022'

dnata CEO: ‘Sustainable GSE will help reduce our carbon footprint by 50% by 2030 compared to 2022’

Sustainability is "at the heart of what we do", dnata CEO Steve Allen told journalists recently when he shared the ground handler's carbon footprint reduction strategy for 2030. Last week, Airside was invited to tour dnata's Dubai headquarters and airport facilities, where the ground handling bos...

Newbow launches first solar-powered onboard wheel trailer

UK-based ground support equipment manufacturer Newbow Aerospace has launched the first solar-powered wheel and brake change trailer. The company has introduced the new trailer in a move to support its "quest towards more sustainable ramp operations". Designed and manufactured for Aer Lingus to...

ACT to provide TractEasy EZTow chargers in US and France

ACT to provide TractEasy EZTow chargers in US and France

Charging solutions provider Advanced Charging Technologies (ACT) will provide chargers for TractEasy's EZTow vehicles in the US and France. The EZTow is an electric, autonomous baggage tractor - the product of a joint project between TLD and EasyMile. According to ACT, the vehicle will be the ...

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XOPS: 'GSE pooling can optimise your fleet management'

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AES and Red Handling, the handling entity of Norwegian, this week signed a 4-year contract with XOPS for its GSE tracking and fleet management system in Spain. XOPS provides airport asset management solutions, which includes fleet management, operations management, data management and other servi...

dnata swaps all airside diesel vehicles for electric smart cars at Schiphol Airport

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Changi Airport trials new electric, autonomous baggage handling vehicle

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Mercury GSE oversees 'seamless unloading' of disassembled Skydweller Aero

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Mercury GSE played a "pivotal role in the seamless unloading of the disassembled Skydweller Aero", a revolutionary solar-powered perpetual motion uncrewed aircraft. Employing three new JBT 30i Cargo loaders, the equipment facilitated the unloading process as the aircraft arrived from Spain at Ste...

Aurrigo commences autonomous baggage handling programme with IAG

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GSE manufacturer Newbow Aerospace receives Boeing approval

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UK-based ground support equipment manufacturer Newbow Aerospace has "topped off a record year of growth" by achieving approved supplier status from Boeing. In response to a significant uptick in demand for bespoke manufactured GSE, supplied to more than 300 airline, airport and MRO customers worl...

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DHL Express has announced plans to invest in electric ground support equipment over three years for its operations at East Midlands Airport. The logistics company has committed £16mn towards electric GSE (e-GSE) vehicles as it aims to make its airport ground handling operation fully electric by ...

LPA Group acquires UK manufacturer of aviation ground power equipment

LPA Group plc, the innovation-led engineering specialist in electronic and electro-mechanical components and systems, today announces the acquisition of Red Box International Holdings Ltd ("Red Box"), a UK manufacturer of aviation ground power equipment (the "Acquisition"). The total considerati...

Mercury GSE elevates ground support for Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation conference

Mercury GSE played a pivotal role in supporting the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) conference held last week in San Francisco. This prestigious event welcomed world leaders and Mercury GSE provided essential ground support equipment at San Francisco International Airport to ensu...

Mercury GSE makes historic order from JBT AeroTech

Mercury GSE has announced a "groundbreaking" agreement with JBT AeroTech, marking the largest order for ground support equipment (GSE) since the end of the pandemic. The order reaffirms Mercury GSE's dedication to providing top-tier equipment for the aviation sector, the company said, and demonst...

Aurrigo tests new Auto-DollyTug at Stuttgart Airport

Aurrigo International PLC secures a contract with the Digital Testbed Cargo Project (DTAC) Consortium to trial the autonomous transport of cargo from the terminal to the deck of the aircraft. The programme will use an Aurrigo Auto-DollyTug autonomous, electric vehicle, which brings unprecedented ma...

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