CONTENTS
REGULARS
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COVER STORY
04 Editor's Thoughts
Alwyn Brice stresses that safety cannot take a
back seat as the new year unfolds
06 Handling Talk
New slot booking facility for Liège airport;
Russia's new handling regulations
12 IT Report
SITA's Air Transport IT Insights 2019 report
details the level of ongoing IT investment in
the aviation sector
14 Cargo Ma ers
Felicity Stredder brings an update on a new
perishables centre in Sao Paulo
36 Conference Community
GHI's two page guide to what's on where
38 Green Scene
Stuttgart goes greener still; SAS' sustainable
food concept; and Qantas' 2050 commitment
56 Ramp Safety Briefi ng
Eurowings Aviation's Dimitry Peters suggests
a solution towards enhancing ramp e ciency
65 GSE Focus
What's new in the marketplace?
66 Last Call
Tuning up before take-o ; and why smiling at
passengers is now not encouraged in India
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FEATURES
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11 Legal Column
Jonathan Stern of Schnader Harrison
Segal & Lewis presents a case relating to
PRM care
17 GHI Awards Profi le
e Deputy Editor pro les the winner
of the Rising Star Award 2019
20 World Analysis
Asia Paci c: was 2019 a year to forget?
Felicity Stredder spoke to the handling
community about the past 12 months
26 GSE Innovation
e rst live operation of autonomous
GSE has taken place in Toulouse
28 Leadership
Martin Dean reveals that frontline
leadership shows the way ahead
31 Business Update
e Editor reports from Trepel in
Germany, where innovation and new
products are much in evidence
34 IT Report
A look at Schiphol airport and how it
copes with increasing numbers of PRMs
40 Water and Toilet
Has much happened to the industry
essentials? Felicity Stredder nds out
COVER IMAGE Courtesy of JBT AeroTech
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47 Airport Strategies
News from Kazakhstan, courtesy of
Mainbayar Badarch
51 Aircra Washing
Keeping the operation squeaky clean is
important, notes Alwyn Brice
COVER STORY
54 Hi-li s and Loaders
e Editor tackles the industry's
heavyweights: has electric been gaining
ground this last 12 months?
61 Factory Visit
Alwyn Brice visits a UK company whose
products are in great demand in the US
GHI EVENTS
n 13th Asian GHI Conference
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
5-7 May 2020
n 9th GHI Safety Conference
Tryp Barcelona Apolo, Barcelona
12-13 May 2020
n 6t h Americas GHI Conference
The Sheraton, Buenos Aires
23-25 June 2020
n 6t h African GHI Conference
Century City Conference Centre,
Cape Town 22-23 September 2020
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