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EDITOR'S NOTE

GSE Suds? Cheers to That
Reclaimed water from ground support equipment is being
purified and used for brewing beer in San Diego.

he fun part of being an editor of a trade magazine is devoting
yourself to an industry's subject matter. And once you do, you
start to see more of that industry all around you.

Editor - Josh Smith
jsmith@aviationpros.com
920-563-1644

When it comes to ground support equipment,
of course, tractors, belt loaders and the like are
in plain sight every time you're sitting at the gate
waiting to board your flight. It would be hard to
miss. But beyond that, anytime I
see a shot of an airport on TV or a
photo accompanying a news item,
I'm trying to get a look at what GSE
is in the background. I do the same
thing when watching a movie set at
an airport, too. It has turned into
an obsession.
One place I didn't expect to find
GSE, though, was in a pint glass
resting on the bar. But that's no longer the case in southern California.
San Diego International Airport
(SAN) has partnered with Ballast
Point Brewing Company and water
purification company Water Works
to turn conserved water into beer.

The new brew, SAN Test Pilot, comes from condensation from pre-conditioned air units attached
to more than a dozen of the airport's jet bridges.
For the record, beer is just one of the ways this
repurposed, purified water is used as part of the
airport's conservation efforts. It has been used to
wash equipment around the airport, too. Nevertheless, GSE on tap sounds very appealing to those
of us in the magazine's Wisconsin-based office.
Like I mentioned, when you're focused on a
specific industry, you start noticing it in unexpected places. But those surprises can be refreshing
(apparently, in more ways than one).

Advertiser's Index
A.T. Juniper .......................................................... 39

Fortbrand Services Inc. ........................................ 41

IATA World Cargo Symposium ............................ 13

AERO Specialties................................................. 23

Global Ground Support ........................................ 12

JBT AeroTech......................................................... 2

Aeroservicios ....................................................... 41

Gorman-Rupp Pumps............................................. 9

Mercury GSE ........................................................ 41

Air Ocean Pros ..................................................... 41

Ground Support Specialist .................................. 28

Phoenix Metal Products Inc. ............................... 31

Alberth Aviation................................................... 41

GSE Expo.........................................................24-25

Salem-Republic Rubber Company ...................... 39

AViRAMP ............................................................. 11

Harlan................................................................... 35

Timsan GSE .......................................................... 21

Coxreels ............................................................... 37

Hydraulics International, Inc. .............................. 32

Total Control Systems ........................................... 7

DAVIN Inc............................................................. 41

IAEMA.................................................................. 43

U.S. Airmotive GSE.............................................. 33

Engine Distributors Inc. ....................................... 44

IATA CNS Partnership Conference...................... 22

Wilcox Ground Services ...................................... 29

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