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Passenger Handling
From left: Burkhardt Höfer, managing director of
HAM Ground Handling; Kevin Fischer, Innovation
Manager GATE; Miriam Schönrock, PR manager
GATE; and Laila Engler, sales manager and head of
marketing, COBUS Industries.
Hamburg Airport Striving for
Climate Protection
With carbon-reduction identified as a top priority,
the German airport tests an all-electric bus in its airside operations.
BY REBECCA KANABLE
N
early 100 percent of the vehicles
on the apron at Hamburg
Airport (HAM) run on
alternative fuels, including synthetic
diesel. Its focus on alternative fuels,
along with a diversity of the drive
types make the airport a reference
for the mobility of the future.
For more than five years, the airport
has operated without fossil-derived
diesel. Since the end of 2016, all diesel-powered
vehicles at Hamburg Airport
use a synthetic, zero-emissions fuel.
Hamburg was the first international airport
in the world to make this switch.
According to the airport, its green
fleet is comprised of a luggage tractor
fleet operating on 100 percent natural
gas - and soon hydrogen drive; a diesel
fleet running on 100 percent synthetic
fuel; solar-powered passenger stairs
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for aircraft boarding; and passenger
cars with electric and hydrgogen
fuel cell drive.
Earlier this year, the airport received
an all-electric e.COBUS from COBUS
Industries for test operation on the apron.
The company and the airport teamed
with GATE, an association of the airport
supply industry, and used the InnoAirport
platform to test the forward-looking
and sustainable technology in a real airport
operation.
" At Hamburg Airport, we are always
open to new technologies. We support
the further development of powertrains
that make air traffic and ground operations
quieter and more environmentally
friendly. That's why we are pleased to be
able to offer the new e.COBUS a real test
environment on our apron, " Burkhardt
Höfer, managing director of HAM ground
handling in a GATE, said in news release
announcing the trial.
According to Kevin Fischer, innovation
manager at GATE, the test with the e.COBUS
was primarily intended to illustrate
that an electric bus is capable of running
a normal shift and thus replacing a
diesel model.
Hamburg Airport in 2019 purchased 12
diesel COBUS vehicles and has expressed
interest in either electric or hydrogen
drive technology for the future.
" We offer our customers a free-ofcharge
testing of the e.COBUS for future
requirements, " says Andreas Funk, CCO/
sales director for COBUS Industries
GmbH in Germany.
The e.COBUS used in Hamburg was a
demo bus, which came from Lisbon. It
was trialed during regular shifts, temporarily
replacing a diesel bus in Hamburg,
OLIVER SORG

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of august2022

Editor's Note: Avoiding Mishandled Bags
Business Buzz
Industry Expert Column: Four Keys for Beginning and Maintaining a Staffing Agency Relationship
Strengthening the Link Between Aviation Stakeholders
In the Post-Pandemic World, General Aviation is Taking Off
dnata's Vision for Environmental Efficiency
How the IGOM Portal Improves Communication
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Expansion Mode
Germany's Ground Handlers Ready for Growth
Hamburg Airport Striving for Climate Protection
2022 GSE Expo Europe Preview
Aluminum's Benefit to Baggage Handling
Product Hangar
Celebrating 30 Years: What We've Learned from the Past
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august2022 - Editor's Note: Avoiding Mishandled Bags
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august2022 - Business Buzz
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august2022 - Industry Expert Column: Four Keys for Beginning and Maintaining a Staffing Agency Relationship
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august2022 - Strengthening the Link Between Aviation Stakeholders
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august2022 - In the Post-Pandemic World, General Aviation is Taking Off
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august2022 - dnata's Vision for Environmental Efficiency
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august2022 - How the IGOM Portal Improves Communication
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august2022 - Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Expansion Mode
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august2022 - Germany's Ground Handlers Ready for Growth
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august2022 - Hamburg Airport Striving for Climate Protection
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august2022 - 2022 GSE Expo Europe Preview
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august2022 - Aluminum's Benefit to Baggage Handling
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