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COVER STORY

But when an operator's conduct causes
damage to the ground support equipment
(GSE) in service, ground handlers lose
efficiency. What's more, the potential for
danger increases. To combat this, manufacturers around the globe are developing
solutions to prevent operator conduct from
harming GSE.
"Equipment abuse increases maintenance
and insurance costs as well as productivity
losses for handlers, airports and airlines,"
says Matthias Moulinier, product line manager at Adveez.
"Security and safety in the airport environment are paramount," adds Arun Patel,
CEO at Access Control Group, noting soft
costs like equipment downtime, larger-than-required fleet sizes and higher
workers' compensation as a result of damaged equipment impacts the bottom line.
"Frequent turnover of employees and lack
of adequate training can cause injuries,
equipment damage and - in some cases -
aircraft damage."
Common examples of abuse seen by Patel
include unauthorized or untrained operators accessing GSE; avoidable damage to
equipment, facilities and aircraft; personnel
injuries; and larger repair costs, often due to
ignoring warning signs such as overheating,
low fluids, etc.
As a result, higher breakdown maintenance costs; a lack of available equipment;
disruptions in flight schedules; higher
insurance costs; and lower employee morale
due to lack of accountability can occur.
Rod Gray, director and vice president of
ground power at AERO Specialties, adds
that a lack of periodical maintenance can
exacerbate operator abuse. Without regular
inspection, damage caused by collisions and
other incidents can deteriorate and become
a danger and a liability.
"Tow-bars regularly get bent; GPU cables
regularly get run over, pulled and dragged;
lavatory hoses get dragged or kinked and
connections are constantly damaged," Gray
points out. "Water carts rarely get cleaned
correctly and filters replaced. Ground power
units and tractors do not get serviced as they
should.
"These are all expensive acquisitions
and will fail without the correct periodical
maintenance."

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Ground_Support_August_2020

Business Buzz
Protect Equipment from Abuse
Industry Expert Column – Ground Handling
Don’t Sleep On the Dangers of Fatigue
How Ground Handling has Adapted During the Pandemic
AviationPros Special Report: How the Industry is Working to Combat COVID-19
Case Study: TPPL Batteries Bolster American’s eGSE
A Hybrid Approach to Deicing
Product Hangar
Editor’s Note
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Ground_Support_August_2020 - Business Buzz
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Ground_Support_August_2020 - Industry Expert Column – Ground Handling
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Ground_Support_August_2020 - Don’t Sleep On the Dangers of Fatigue
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Ground_Support_August_2020 - How Ground Handling has Adapted During the Pandemic
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Ground_Support_August_2020 - AviationPros Special Report: How the Industry is Working to Combat COVID-19
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Ground_Support_August_2020 - Case Study: TPPL Batteries Bolster American’s eGSE
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