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WINTER 2017
Welcome to the Winter 2017 issue of Airside International, one in which we look back at another busy biennial inter airport.
There simply isn’t room in this issue to include the efforts of everyone who met with Airside at the show, but included in these pages are some notes on what some leading GSE suppliers had to offer at the event.
We cover a range of different topics in this issue as usual, with features including ramp safety, ramp training, airfield lighting systems and a favourite for this time of year, snow clearance
We hope you enjoy the issue.
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WFS looks ahead to further success
Will Facey, the new EVP ground handling for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia at Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), tells Airside about the company’s ambitions in the ground handling segment T...
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Ready, set, snow…
Canada’s largest and busiest airport, Toronto Pearson International, handles 456,000 flights and over 44 million passengers a year. Helsinki – its Finnish equivalent – sees 170,000 aircraft ...
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Preparing for life on the ramp
Virtual reality (VR) is going to play an ever-greater role in many aspects of all our lives, and training in many industries is likely in the future to involve some degree of VR. The potential ben...
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Throwing some light on AGL
Effective airfield ground lighting (AGL) systems are vital if an airport is to operate efficiently. With so many gateways now supporting 24/7 flight operations, it is obviously especiall...
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Red Handling puts safety first
In the Summer issue of Airside we discussed the subject of ramp safety with a number of industry players; this issue, James Collins – head of airside operations at Red Handling – speaks to ...
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Meeting varied passenger needs
To understand how manufacturers and ground handlers design and implement PRM-related equipment, Airside spoke to a few of them to assess their offerings It is clear that equipment suitable for meet...
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Playing it safe
Safety on the ramp is of primary concern for all those active on an airport apron. Whether that may be the safety of aircraft, reducing collisions and incidents between GSE or the safety of those ...
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Newbow builds on HYDRO partnership
Redditch, UK-based GSE manufacturer Newbow Aerospace has benefited from a partnership deal signed a couple of years ago with HYDRO Systems of Germany; the arrangement has offered Newbow a number ...
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Buyer’s Assessment: Aviapartner
In this Buyer’s Assessment, we look at Aviapartner and its use of the loaders produced by France-based GSE manufacturer Air Marrel Aviapartner’s ramp handling responsibilities – it also u...
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inter airport review
This year marked the 21st inter airport Europe exhibition, and the show in Munich was bigger and more comprehensive than ever While the doors had opened a couple of hours earlier, the official ...
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Carrying the load
There was a world premiere for Goldhofer’s all-new Sherpa baggage and cargo tractor at inter airport Europe this year. And that’s not all that’s new at the Germany-based GSE manufacturer A...
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French connection
Bayeux-headquartered AEROPAX was one of a number of French companies exhibiting on the French Pavilion at inter airport. It offers something that, the company says, no-one else does: a ground-le...
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Supporting refuelling with equipment small and large
Titan Aviation is a specialist in aircraft refuelling, though it has many strings to its bow. On its stand at inter airport Europe was a hydrant dispenser vehicle with ‘zero emissions’ technol...
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Powervamp: beating the big boys
Powervamp is a relative newcomer to the world of aviation ground power supply, but it has been quick to punch above its weight James Ackland, Powervamp’s sales director, explains that the We...
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Cummins moves ahead on race to 2019
In 2019, the European Union’s new regulatory requirements on emissions for non-road diesel engines will come into effect, and operators of GSE working within the ambit of those regulations will need...
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PaxLift gets its reward
The new PaxLift ambulift, from Verona, Italy-based Baumann, scooped the interRAMP award at inter airport Europe 2017. The vehicle was on show in the outside exhibition area and your editor took a ri...
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Different specialities under one wing
US manufacturer Textron has invested heavily in its GSE business over the last few years, and growth is still on the agenda today Textron Inc has acquired four different GSE concerns and placed...
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FAST speeds up process of European expansion
Glenwood, Minnesota-headquartered non-powered GSE manufacturer FAST Global Solutions is building its presence outside the US, with the European market a particular priority. President and CEO Dane...
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AVIOGEI demonstrates electric Thunderlift
In the outdoor exhibition space at inter airport were a number of manufacturers demonstrating their latest equipment designed specifically for the needs of passengers with restricted mobility (PRM...
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TBD shows off latest improvements to GSE portfolio
Steve Williams, engineering director at Bridgend, Wales-based GSE manufacturer TBD, briefed Airside on some of the equipment on show on the company’s stand at inter airport The first piece of...
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Hitting the heights
Vienna, Austria-based Bulmor Airground Technologies had an all-new fully electric ambulift on its stand in the outdoor area at inter airport. The FrontBull ambulift is designed for smaller, region...
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Harlan looks to a lithium future
Many manufacturers are working to satisfy the growing demand for greener GSE. One of those is Harlan Global Manufacturing, a Kansas City, US-headquartered manufacturer of tugs, tractors, belt load...
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Autonomous operations on the apron
GSE manufacturing giant TLD had a correspondingly large presence at this year’s inter airport. Adding to a wealth of equipment on display on the TLD stand, the company was also highlighting the pote...
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ADELTE looks to lead the way on PCA technology
There is a clear and direct argument given by Spain-headquartered engineering solutions provider ADELTE as to why pretty much “all airports should use pre-conditioned air units” (PCAs) instead of ...
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Laying out the green agenda
Iberia Airport Services, which describes itself as Spain’s leading airport handling service provider, added more than 650 new pieces of equipment to its ground vehicle fleet at Spanish airports duri...
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