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GROUND SERVICE
PROVIDERS

How FBOs
Can Prevent
Misfueling

Photo courtesy of NBAA

Having avoided
catastrophe, industry
groups are working
diligently to ensure
aviation fuel is not
contaminated with
diesel exhaust fluid.

By Josh Smith

P

roviding clean, dry fuel to aircraft is perhaps
the most important ground handling task
performed by fixed base operators (FBOs).
Being able to carry out this duty while
reducing harmful emissions sounds like a win-win
situation.
However, when these two initiatives became
inadvertently intertwined, the aviation industry
narrowly avoided catastrophe.
As a result, the general aviation community
has come together to take steps that ensure future
potential for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) contamination of aircraft fuel is mitigated.

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FEBRUARY 2020

What is DEF?
According to the Diesel Technology Forum, diesel-powered ground support equipment (GSE)
began utilizing diesel emissions control systems
more prevalently in 2014 in order to reduce emissions and improve air quality for ground service
providers.
These modern GSE units deploy Selective
Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems that allow the
equipment to produce nearly zero emissions and
meet emission standards put in place by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
John Fischer, an engine consultant based in



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Business Buzz
Industry Expert Column - Ground Handling: Key Aspects of ULD Operations
Don't Let an Icy Situation Get Dicey
Asia's Strides Toward Safe Handling Practices
How FBOs Can Prevent Misfueling
Navigate New Baggage-Tracking Regulations with Ease
Go the Next Level with Electric-Powered Passenger Stairs
Product Hangar
Editor's Note
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Ground Support Worldwide - Asia's Strides Toward Safe Handling Practices
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Ground Support Worldwide - How FBOs Can Prevent Misfueling
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Ground Support Worldwide - Navigate New Baggage-Tracking Regulations with Ease
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Ground Support Worldwide - Go the Next Level with Electric-Powered Passenger Stairs
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