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EXPLORING GSE, AIRFIELD EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE | WWW.AIRSIDEINT.COM SPRING 2018 #AIRSIDEINT AIRPORTSMAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION KEEP THINGS MOVING DEVELOPMENTS IN LOADER DESIGN ` TELEMATICS OFFERS BIG BENEFITS FOR GSE 00 Airside Cover SPR18.indd 1 05/03/2018 11:45 Untitled-1 1 08/03/2018 13:34 JAMES SHERIDAN SPRING 2018 | EDITOR’S NOTE Chairman [email protected] PARVEEN RAJA elcome to the Spring 2018 issue of Airside International, in which Publisher we take a good look at a wide range of issues relating to operating [email protected] on congested, potentially dangerous airport ramps. The danger of JUSTIN BURNS W the airport airside environment was highlighted only too clearly in Associate Editor February this year with the tragic death of a British Airways engineer [email protected] on the ramp at London Heathrow, when two vehicles collided on the airfield. TOM WILLIS News Editor We set the scene with a look at the problem of runway excursions, as well [email protected] as a new certification now available to UK airside operators for achieving compliance with European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) safety regulations. IAN TALBOT Sales Manager We look at how handlers are getting on board with GSE tracking and [email protected] telematics data that can be used both to offer another level of deterrence SOHAIL AHMAD to those who might not always adhere to safe practices in the operation of Conference Sales airside equipment, as well as contribute to any post-accident investigation. [email protected] Airside talks to global handler WFS about its prioritisation of safety and GEMMA KEEN security issues and catches up with Singapore-based handler SATS to hear Events Coordinator [email protected] about its programme of expansion in the Far East. SHOBHANA PATEL This issue considers the latest trends in the high lifts and loaders to be found Head of Finance on today’s ramp, as well as how runway maintenance procedures are changing. [email protected] We meet the new chairman of Airports Council International (ACI), SHELDON PINK Creative Director Bongani Maseko, and also talk to Columbus Regional Airport Authority [email protected] about its latest investment in energy efficiency and emissions reduction. Airside catches up with GSE fleet management services provider Babcock, Address changes and subscription orders to: [email protected] as well as tow tractor supplier Kalmar, and looks ahead to the upcoming ISSN 2054-8958 Airport Show in Dubai – which promises to be another great showcase for the industry. Manchester, UK-headquartered service provider Airline Services has more PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY EVA International Media Ltd than doubled in size over the last three years, and we find out how and why. 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The MANSON Group Limited St Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 6PZ DISTRIBUTED BY: Air Business EVA INTERNATIONAL MEDIA LTD PUBLISHERS & EVENTS SPECIALISTS We hope you enjoy the issue Issue 41 © 2018 | www.airsideint.com | Content may not be reproduced in any format without MIKE BRYANT EDITOR written permission from EVA International Media Ltd [email protected] SPRING 2018 | AIRSIDEINT.COM 1 01-02 Contents ASI SPR2018.indd 1 12/03/2018 12:05 CONTENTS | SPRING 2018 Runway maintenance: managing the inevitable 4 The when’s and the why’s of runway excursions 11 Keeping track of location and performance 14 Keeping on Through-life asset management 18 top of runway Operator at Heathrow fi rst to gain NCAO seal of approval 24 maintenanceFOUR Putting safety – and security – fi rst 28 Buyer’s Assessment (Schiphol) 32 All change for easyJet handling at LGW 34 Partnering for growth 38 Managing safety for a global Airline Services on the wing 40 handler Loader news 44 TWENTY-EIGHT New ACI chairman sets out his goals 50 Looking ahead to Airport Show 2018 in Dubai 53 Pulling its weight 58 Prioritising Rickenbacker International Airport cleans up 60 issues at ACI Shining a light on S4GA 62 FIFTY #AIRSIDEINT 11TH -13TH SEPTEMBER 2018 WWW.AIRSIDEINT.COM 2 AIRSIDE INTERNATIONAL | SPRING 2018 01-02 Contents ASI SPR2018.indd 2 12/03/2018 12:06 01-02 Contents ASI SPR2018.indd 3 09/03/2018 23:19 FEATURE | RUNWAY MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION Runway maintenance: managing the inevitable Runways suff er a great deal of wear and tear, simply as a result of normal operations. Maintaining those surfaces with minimal disruption to fl ights is part of any airport’s responsibility to its users nvironmental and climate-related factors such as caused by nose gear strikes,” Bastock adds. The principal changes in temperature or harsh winter weather difference between Broughton’s runway and that of its closest can affect airport pavements, as can the natural regional airport (Liverpool) is the type and volume of aircraft. E deterioration of the materials used in their construction In 2017 Broughton averaged 18,500 movements – probably – and the regular passage of aircraft filled with about half of Liverpool’s movements, he believes. passengers, baggage and cargo. The largest aircraft to use Broughton’s runway is the The main impact of aircraft on runways is caused by 150-tonne Beluga. The airfield also caters for smaller general their weight and braking, which causes reflective cracking aviation traffic, which he describes as low impact and over time, explains Paul Bastock, head of aerodrome lightweight; high-value business jets, which are low impact; management at Broughton (Airbus’s facility in North and fast jets, which are low weight and low impact. Wales). “Managing reflective cracks is part and parcel of the “We will get a better understanding of the impact of bigger general maintenance programme for our runway (and all aircraft in a few years’ time after the Beluga XL (a new aircraft other runways),” he says. to be launched in 2019) has been in operation for a period of Besides cracking, other types of damage that can occur time,” Bastock says. include joint seal damage, distortion, disintegration and loss Visiting military aircraft, on the other hand, have had no of skid resistance, a US Federal Aviation Administration impact on Broughton’s operations or maintenance; they are (FAA) presentation outlines. often better equipped than other types of aircraft to land on a “We also experience damage to some lighting fixtures range of surfaces. Rubber deposits must be removed from runways to ensure safe landings 4 AIRSIDE INTERNATIONAL | SPRING 2018 04-10 Maintenance-Construction.indd 4 09/03/2018 23:35 RUNWAY MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION | FEATURE Credit: Jane Widdowson - Airbus UK Heathrow has an airfi eld ground lighting (AGL) system, The largest aircraft to use which turns the runway lights on, highlights routes around the Broughton’s runways is the Beluga runway and taxiways and controls the brilliance of the lights. Th is system requires photometric testing, integrity checks and approach lighting checks, as well as regular precision approach path indicators (PAPI) checks to ensure accuracy, as pilots use the system to work out the angle of their approach. The principal difference between Broughton’s runway and that of its closest regional airport (Liverpool) is the type and volume of aircraft TRAFFIC Th e busier an airport, the more challenging it can be to maintain a hectic fl ight schedule while also keeping up with the The runway also requires pavement condition inspections ongoing maintenance of its runways and other surfaces. (PCI), condition and friction checks and repainting of the David Whalley, engineering and facilities manager at runway markings – all of which are carried out in addition to London’s Heathrow International Airport, points out: “As the daily checks performed by Heathrow’s airside safety team. we are the UK’s busiest airport operating at 99% capacity, According to Whalley, a fl ight takes off or lands at Heathrow we need to carefully plan a number of regular runway every 45 seconds; that adds up to an average of 210,000 inspections to ensure the safety of our passengers.” passengers each day. Th is level of activity limits the time that $LUWUDIÀFFRQWLQXHVWRERRP$LUSRUWERWWOHQHFNVDUHDFRQVWDQW FKDOOHQJH &UHDWHPRUHFDSDFLW\E\LQWHJUDWLQJDQGDXWRPDWLQJDLUSRUWV\VWHPV WRFXWWKHWLPHDLUFUDIWVSHQGRQWKHJURXQG6HHKRZRXUVROXWLRQVZRUN WRJHWKHUWRHQKDQFHVDIHW\DQGHIÀFLHQF\DFURVVWKHDLUSRUW Visit us Visit us at stand 6470 at Airport Show, Dubai, 7 to 9 May. at stand 6470 Boost airport performance ZZZDGEVDIHJDWHFRP SPRING 2018 | AIRSIDEINT.COM 5 04-10 Maintenance-Construction.indd 5 09/03/2018 23:35 FEATURE | RUNWAY MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION Yusuf Akçayoˇglu – CEO, IGA Airports Construction the airside safety team is able to work on the runway. runways are grooved to create the friction needed for take-off “Our maintenance work and inspections require a high and landing, and to help rainwater drain away. level of planning. Most of our checks need to be carried out However, Whalley points out that “as the material during a six-hour window at night, a window that can get is much harder than the standard asphalt on the road, even smaller if weather disruptions or low visibility issues it’s inflexible, more brittle and can be susceptible to impact the airport’s schedule.” fracturing, a characteristic which our maintenance team Furthermore, in order to allow local communities respite takes into account.” from noise, Heathrow has a runway alternation programme The team uses Track Jet for runway rubber removal, to switch the runways used for landing and take-off. This necessary to prevent a build-up that in turn could affect means that only one runway can be kept open on a two-week stopping distances of landing aircraft.