Hactl's Paul Cheng and Benny Siu (center), receive the Certificate of Recognition under the IATA Enhanced GSE Recognition Program at the IGHC from IATA's Massimo Cicetti (left) and Monika Mejstrikova (right). of ground operations. " This has the potential to reduce ground damage costs by 42 percent. " During this year's IGHC in Reykjavík, Iceland, IATA introduced its Enhanced GSE Recognition Program to encourage the use of upgraded GSE, such as equipment that uses anti-collision technology to improve a ground handling agent's ability to control a vehicle and increase docking accuracy. IATA officials add that most enhanced GSE is electrically powered, thereby delivering sustainability gains over most non-enhanced GSE. The program follows IATA Ground Damage Report: The Case for Enhanced Ground Support Equipment, which was published in 2022 and identified safety and sustainability benefits that could be gained from this transition. According to IATA officials, ground handlers who integrate more enhanced GSE into their fleets above a set threshold will receive a twoyear recognition stamp. " It was quite challenging for us to find the right path and the right way to somehow accelerate the adoption of the ground support equipment AviationPros.com/10017352 HACTLhttp://www.AviationPros.com/10017352