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GSE

GET GSE READY
TO RETURN

Equipment that was placed in long-term storage will need to be prepped for
a return to service as the airline industry picks up.
By Josh Smith

22 GROUND SUPPORT WORLDWIDE

A

s the airline industry was impacted
by the coronavirus pandemic, the
number of flights was drastically
reduced as demand dipped.
As a result, less ground support equipment (GSE) has been needed on the ramp
at airports.
Ground service providers began putting
GSE into long-term storage this spring, and
in some cases may still be storing equipment for an extended period of time.
The timetable for airlines' return to
pre-pandemic traffic levels is uncertain.
But as people return to the skies and flight
traffic increases, ground handlers and GSE
maintenance personnel will need to take
steps to safely return equipment service.
There is no one-size-fits-all solution
when it comes to storing ground support
equipment, explains Leigh Hoey, GSE
manager for WestJet and Encore.

SEPTEMBER 2020

"It is greatly dependent on geographic
location and the individual situation for
each company involved," Hoey says, adding
IATA has published guidelines for storing
GSE. "Storage method is influenced by
environmental factors, fleet size, degree
of business downturn, GSE maintenance
staffing levels, space available for parking and anticipated length of time before
equipment is required again."
Hoey notes that as an alternative to storing, personnel may rotate units in and out
of operation where possible to minimize the
amount of time one unit sits and to reduce
the work in prepping units for storage.
When opting to store GSE, Kevin Cecil,
engineering manager - loaders at JBT, notes
most units will have storage instructions
in the manual. For JBT equipment, the
company covers two types of storage - one
month and indefinite.



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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Ground_Support_September2020

Business Buzz
Industry Expert Column – GSE
The Post-Pandemic Plan
Get GSE Ready to Return
How Fuel Contamination Threatens Grounded Aircraft
Certifying Çelebi
The Rise of the ‘Preighter’
Protecting Engineers and Airframes on the Ramp
Let’s Roll
Product Hangar
Editor’s Note
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Ground_Support_September2020 - Business Buzz
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Ground_Support_September2020 - Industry Expert Column – GSE
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Ground_Support_September2020 - The Post-Pandemic Plan
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Ground_Support_September2020 - Get GSE Ready to Return
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Ground_Support_September2020 - How Fuel Contamination Threatens Grounded Aircraft
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Ground_Support_September2020 - Certifying Çelebi
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Ground_Support_September2020 - The Rise of the ‘Preighter’
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Ground_Support_September2020 - Protecting Engineers and Airframes on the Ramp
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Ground_Support_September2020 - Let’s Roll
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Ground_Support_September2020 - Product Hangar
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