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Publisher Events Coordinator Graphic Designer Graphic Designer [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Summer 2019 | airsideint.com 1 Contents Summer 2019 08 Technology opens up aircraft fuelling 44 Seville Airport plans a bright future 04 dnata keeps on expanding 04 Exponential expansion 34 Airport security: 56 Bangor introduces the the drone danger, and Beast from the East possible counter-measures 08 New technology opens up 36 Yutong all-electric apron 58 Kansas City International into-plane fuelling visibility bus takes centre stage Airport breaks ground on new terminal 14 Minimising the dangers 40 Air-Rail extends 60 Chicago O’Hare opens new of animal activity around its reach de-icing operation airports 18 Protection and 44 Seville Airport: 62 GSE & RAMP-OPS AFRICA prevention on the up takes flight 24 ADB SAFEGATE launches 48 Rushlift extends 64 Summer preparation new Safedock X A-VDGS partnership with Virgin Atlantic 28 Airport security: 52 Glasgow Airport promotes 68 Brussels shows off its new the drone danger green agenda as part of electric airside bus wider expansion 2 Airside International | Summer 2019 TUG 660 WITH THE NEW STANDARD FOR BAGGAGE LOADING AND UNLOADING The TUG 660 belt loader provides outstanding reliability and various engine options, making it the most popular belt loader on the ramp. 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Angus has worked at dnata since 2004 and is exceedingly well placed to comment on a 15-year period that has seen the handler enjoy remarkable Stewart Angus oversees dnata’s ground handling growth. He is responsible for the service provider’s passenger and cargo operations, as well as ground and cargo operations at more than 80 airports handling outside Dubai. dnata’s International in 14 countries. Over the past dozen or so Airport Operations division now generates a years, dnata has expanded its operations across turnover of approximately US$1.2 billion a year. the world from its home base in Dubai. Angus Before assuming his current role, he worked for Emirates and British Airways – on the other side talks to Airside about the handler’s achievements, of the fence, as it were: buying the services of business strategy and future plans handlers. He recalls that, back in 2004 when he joined dnata, it was really only a player in the Dubai market (it PASSION • INTEGRITY • ACCOUNTABILITY • OPEN-MINDEDNESS +130 YOUR GSE AIRPORTS +30.000 SOLUTIONS RENTED GSE +1.200 PARTNER SPECIALISED GSE MECHANICS Full Service Rental • Supply of Refurbished GSE • Telematics • Full Fleet Sale & Rent Back • Fleet Consultancy Fleet fl exibility Continuous innovation Guaranteed availability Fleet optimization Operational reliability Lower Total Cost of Ownership Improved punctuality Global network synergies NEXT EVENTS GSE & RAMP OPS ACI EUROPE GHI AMERICAS AFRICA 20 - 22 May 25 - 27 June 11 - 13 June KRAKOW PANAMA CITY CASABLANCA WWW.TCR-GROUP.COM 4 Airside International | Summer 2019 DNATA | FOCUS also had a couple of small operations March) and the close of the 2017-18 in Pakistan and the Philippines). It financial year, it more than doubled made one or two small, “opportunistic” the number of flights it handled on an acquisitions to grow its international average daily basis. Much of this growth footprint in the next couple of years, came about through the acquisition of but it was only really from the end five key companies, most notably in the of 2006 that senior management US, Brazilian and Italian markets. took the decision to put growth as an international business at the heart of Since then, over the last couple of years, corporate strategy. there has been further organic growth in dnata’s handling business. For example, That expansion was to be achieved both in Toronto and in Amsterdam the organically and through a careful policy service provider has launched ground of targeted acquisition. Today, in 2019, handling operations on the back of the dnata handles twice as many flights acquisition of cargo handling businesses outside of Dubai as within it. “It’s been at those gateways. quite a dramatic change,” Angus points out. Expansion in America has been particularly pronounced. The recent The fastest rate of growth has been opening of a Nashville station and a seen over the last few years, and move into the major hub of Los Angeles Stewart Angus, divisional senior VP, specifically between 2015 and 2018. International Airport in November 2018 international airport operations for dnata Between the end of the 2015-16 financial complemented the decision made in year (dnata’s financial year ends on 31 2016 to move into the US through the FUTURE- PROOF AIRCRAFT TRACTORS THE NEW »BISON« FAMILY AIRPORT TECHNOLOGY They are strong, dynamic, adaptable and persistent. 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