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BUSINESS BUZZ

business and market opportunities in the
Americas.
"With Shailendar Kothari, we have
been able to win an internationally recognized cargo expert, who has extensive
operational and strategic experience and
knowledge. He is well networked within
the aviation and airfreight industry
worldwide," said Thomas Sonntag, CEO at
Jettainer GmbH. "I am delighted that Mr.
Kothari will represent Jettainer Americas
Inc. for North and South America and will
successfully lead the company's business."

NEW DEALS
PrimeFlight Aviation Services
Acquires ProFlo Industries

PrimeFlight Aviation Services acquired
the assets of aircraft refueling equipment
supplier ProFlo Industries, LLC as well as
a majority stake in the South American
Free Trade Zone based ProFlo LATAM. The
acquisition is being made through PrimeFlight's ground support equipment maintenance subsidiary, Global Aviation Services,
LLC based in Eagan, Minn.
"With the addition of the ProFlo team to
our GSE maintenance division, we will be
able to better control our inventory of refueling equipment and support the continued

growth of our existing fueling operations,"
said Dan Bucaro, president and CEO of
PrimeFlight Aviation Services. "We also
will be able to leverage the ProFlo team's
expertise to continue to grow our GSE
maintenance division, which saw a rapid
expansion with our acquisition of Global
Aviation Services in October of 2019."
ProFlo Industries is a global supplier of
aircraft refueling equipment including new
and refurbished refuelers, bowsers, hydrant
dispensers, hydrant carts, fueling ladders,
fueling skids, floating suctions, storage systems and aviation fueling modules. ProFlo
Industries also offers spare parts for all
major makes and models of equipment as
well as inspections and training.
"We are excited about the acquisition and
look forward to the opportunity to accelerate our growth through enhanced capacity
and capabilities," ProFlo Industries President Terry Bosserman said. "Leveraging the
extensive combined footprint of PrimeFlight and Global Aviation Services, we will
be better positioned to provide industry
leading after-sales support and service."

UTG Aviation Services Awards
Deicer Contract to Mallaghan
Mallaghan has been awarded a €3M contract by UTG Aviation Services holdings
for the provision of six deicing units.

The equipment will be used by the UTG
Domodedovo ground handling company
at Moscow Domodedovo Airport which
transports over 30 million passengers
every year.
"Winter conditions in Moscow are one
of the worst on the European continent
in regards of icing precipitation. Some
seasons we have more than 100 deicing
days and our ground support equipment
must be able to withstand these harsh
conditions," said Artyom Rakov from
UTG Domodedovo, of UTG Aviation Services holdings. "Aircraft safety is always
imperative, thus efficient procedures and
innovative technology allow UTG Aviation
Services holdings to ensure a seamless
experience for passengers despite the
challenging weather conditions."
"This is a significant contract for Mallaghan as it is our first entry to the Russian deicer market," said Owen McKenna,
sales director at Mallaghan. "The requirements were quite unique and challenging
so the technical specification is therefore
entirely bespoke. We're very proud to
partner with UTG Aviation Services to
introduce our deicing product to the Russian market and look forward to further
developing this relationship."

COMPANY
SPOTLIGHT

ASO SAFETY SOLUTIONS
Collision avoidance technology is becoming
increasingly prevalent in the ground support
equipment (GSE) industry. Protecting
airplanes from ground damage results in
big savings, and officials at ASO Safety

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Solutions have taken steps to help GSE
fleet managers retrofit their equipment with
collision avoidance capabilities.
The company's modular collision avoidance
retrofit kit was on display last fall at
inter airport Europe in Munich. The
system, which can be retrofitted to any
existing GSE equipment, uses proximity
sensors to determine when the unit
is getting too close to an aircraft, and
tactile sensors to detect a touch or a
crash. A special sensor control unit
monitors the sensors, triggers visual
and acoustic warning signals and
ensures the signal exchange to the
electronics of the GSE equipment.

APRIL 2020

The company, which was founded in 1984,
manufactures safety contact edges, mats
and bumpers as well as drive controls, signal
transmission systems and light curtains.
"One of our core competences is the
development of custom solutions, which are
tested and developed under realistic conditions in our in-house test center," company
officials explain.
The company also announced it recently
achieved a milestone of expanding its
production and storage area in Lippstadt by
4,800 m2 in 2019, resulting in approximately
10,000 m2 total space for additional growth.

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