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The SAE AGE-3 committee is
made up of volunteers from OEMs,
ground handlers, airlines, suppliers
and consulting firms.
and because of the industry's size, specific
decisions have direct impacts an
many players.
" What one element does, or what one
component does, affects all of us. So, it
makes sense to bring all of us together
with different perspectives, different
ideas and different opinions, " he says.
" There's a lot of collaboration that's
necessary in order for this type of group
to be successful, " Castillo continues,
noting a large portion of the AGE-3 committee
members have a technical background.
" You have to have an open mind,
of course, challenge where challenge is
needed and also learn. "
specifications. But as John Moore, AGE-3
committee member and CEO at PAGE
GSE, notes, this collaboration is for the
good of the industry.
" It's not a dictatorship, " he says. " It's
input from everybody.
" We start from scratch, from the
ground up, in a lot of cases, " Moore adds.
" It's best to get every aspect of input for
that in order to get it right without having
to re-invent the wheel every time. "
Ruddy Castillo, AGE-3 committee
member and vice president of product
development at Sage Parts, points out
that ground support is a small industry,
Committee Objectives and
Processes
Previously, standards for ground support
equipment were addressed by the
AGE-2C Vehicle Maintenance and Aircraft
Servicing committee. That group was a
subcommittee of the AGE-2 Air Cargo
and Aircraft Ground Equipment and Systems
committee
" Once upon a time, there was a committee
- AGE-2, " Barninger says. " And it
had two subcommittees - 2A, which was
cargo and 2C, which was GSE. "
Because of the specific nature of the
GSE standards, Barninger explains the
subcommittee sought approval from the
SAE to form a separate committee. This
allowed the GSE committee to ballot documents
independently.
The AGE-2C subcommittee became
the AGE-3 Airport Ground Support Equipment
committee and the AGE-2A cargo
portion became the AGE-2 Air Cargo
committee. The GSE standards group further
evolved when the Aircraft Ground
Deicing Steering Group split away from
AGE-2C to form its own specific committee
known as G12.
" We're basically AGE-2C related and
elevated from a subcommittee status to
a full committee status, " Barninger says.
" In other words, our ballots go straight to
Aerospace Council now. Whereas, before
they had to go through AGE-2 ballot and
then to Aerospace Council. "
The SAE thoroughly outlines the process
for creating, modifying and approving
committee documents.
To facilitate the AGE-3 group, the SAE
assigns a committee manager. As SAE's
Aerospace/SMC committee manager
(CM), Kelly Sassaman's role with the
AGE-3 meetings is multifaceted.
" A committee manager works with
the committee leadership prior to the
meeting to ensure agendas are created
and provided to participants in a timely
manner for review prior to the event.
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