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Product Profile
Deicing from a Distance
Remote Aircraft Deicing (RAD) technology from Global Ground Support
allows ground personnel to perform deicing operations without being on the ramp.
BY JOSH SMITH
W
hen weather events
occur, understaffed
ground crews can be
stretched even further as they face
the pressure of turning aircraft
around in a timely fashion while
maintaining strict safety protocols.
To assist ground service providers
facing such challenges, Global Ground
Support developed its Remote Aircraft
Deicing (RAD) technology to allow skilled
personnel to perform deicing operations
without being physically located
on the ramp.
" Over the last two decades, there
has been a huge shift from the airlines
operating deicers to third-party vendors.
There are benefits to using vendors but
one of the challenges to the vendors is
manpower, " says Jeff Walsh, chief sales
and marketing officer at Global Ground
Support, adding third-party ground
handlers with fewer personnel face an
increased challenge with a seasonal
activity like aircraft deicing.
" RAD will allow vendors to utilize
employees at other stations to backfill
this deicing manpower requirement, " he
continues. " Additionally, most vendors
have several people at each station that
are deicing experts. These experts, at a
station that is not having winter weather,
can supplement the station that has an
immediate need. "
Global Ground Support's concept for
Remote Aircraft Deicing has been in
development for nearly seven years.
Walsh explains the company used that
time to further develop the technology
to make it a cost-effective solution.
Each remote operator station allows a user to operate one vehicle at a time.
An operator can be assigned to a deicer for a shift, a departure bank or even
a single flight.
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According to Walsh, two specific interactions
inspired the business plan to
develop RAD.
The first instance occurred when
Walsh was installing and conducting
training for one of Global's Virtual Reality
(VR) Deicing Training Simulators at
LaGuardia Airport (LGA).
" One of the operators turned to me
and said, 'Why can't I just stay here in
this nice warm room and use this to
run the truck outside in the freezing
cold?'' he recalls.
" The second was a time I was visiting
a customer during one of their hiring
workshops. They needed to hire almost
150 employees and kept saying how
they had so many qualified employees
at other cities, and they wished they
could use them at this location, " he continues.
" RAD solved both problems and
many others. "
Each remote operator station allows
a user to operate one vehicle at a time.
Depending on the company, Walsh
explains an operator can be assigned to
a deicer for a shift, a departure bank or
even just a single flight.
The RAD system fully integrates
Global Ground Support's patented MIDAS
GLOBAL GROUND SUPPORT

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Editor's Note: Support for SAF
Business Buzz
Flying Warp Speed Towards a Digital Transformation
Safety Management Systems 101
The Appeal of Equipment Pooling
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Swissport's Concept for Cargo Handling
Desert Jet's Newest Palm Springs Facility Sets the Bar High
Deicing from a Distance
Product Hangar
Celebrating 30 Years: A New State of Mind
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