With the aviation industry under scrutiny by many environmentalists and governments for generating 2% of the world’s total carbon emissions, there are many ways to mitigate produced carbon emissions, such as in airport ground handling operations. One such technological innovation to mitigate carbon emissions in ground handling operations is the transition into electrification. Ground support […]
More than ever before the Environment, Health and Safety and SMS are linked in providing the path to a full recovery and sustainable future. Health is the new Wealth. Employers and Boards will need to invest in the safety and well being of their employees. The Great news is that Environmental spending on renewable initiatives
TEAM Culture of Safety Discipline Post Covid19 business is going to have to be health and safety driven to avoid another lockdown at any point in the future. The travelling public are going to demand airplanes and terminal buildings are safe and disease free. More time and effort will be needed to ensure this happens
The Value Added of an effective TEAM The world is not going back to pre COVID19. The GOOD NEWS is that those Airlines, Airports and Ground Service Providers who embrace the new future will prosper as never before through the Compound Effect of consistent best practices. TEAMWORK and collaboration are the keys to successful profitable
The following is Part 2 of a 5 part series about taking Commercial Aviation into the new Post Covid19 Frontier. Investment collaboration and return on investment (ROI). As we stated in Part I the road forward is dangerous. The past model will not be acceptable nor will it work going forward. We need to emerge
The following is Part 1 of a 5 part series about taking Commercial Aviation into the new Post Covid19 Frontier. Times are tough and the road forward is dangerous (physically and financially). The past model will not be acceptable going forward. Airlines will have to be resourceful and innovative if they want to survive. Air
As the COVID19 curve has been flattened (far from beaten), it is time to imagine and Plan for the transition to the new normal in all walks of life. Somethings will look similar to pre-COVID19, many things will be modified and changed, Somethings will be gone for ever such as the handshake. Sanitizing surfaces and
By Sanjay Malik Airports recognize that, in the eyes of the travelling public, their reputation is as important as the airlines in today’s competitive aviation environment. Airports are stepping up their involvement to jointly market the combination of their airport and the airline route as the winning strategy to attract a larger piece of the
Ground handling worldwide has been labour, fuel and ground service equipment (GSE) intensive both financially & operationally. Cost fluctuates wildly with the economy primarily around fuel pricing. With Volvo announcing 2019 as the year they eliminate new fuel dependent vehicles, replacing them with electric and hybrid engines, the timeline for conversion to electric equipment (e-equipment)has
