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Ground handling

 

Aircraft being serviced by ground handling teamGround handling is the process of servicing an aircraft when it is parked, usually between flights whilst the plane is at the airport terminal gate.

Ground handling is frequently subcontracted by airlines to the airports they use, to third-party agents or to other airlines.

The ground handling team is made up of staff who perform a wide range of functions including:

  • Ramp handling: guiding the plane into position and operating
  • Servicing vehicles on the tarmac
  • Refuelling and maintenance of the aircraft
  • Clearing of the cabin and restocking of the catering supplies
  • Check-in and boarding at the terminal gate

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IATA prioritises RFID for baggage tracking across the industry

3 June 2019 | By International Air Transport Association (IATA)

This webinar will be an introduction to the IATA RFID priority, including RFID benefits, the IATA RFID roadmap and the IATA standard for RFID. It will cover why IATA decided to move forward with RFID as the best mechanism for airlines to adopt Resolution 753 on baggage tracking and for…

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NEXTT: Designing for the Future

11 April 2019 | By NEXTT Vision (IATA & ACI)

The NEXTT vision proposes industry transformation that will deliver improvements in customer experience and operational processes by leveraging new and emerging technologies. To conclude the 2019 series of NEXTT webinars, the NEXTT team will turn their attention to the impact on airport infrastructure.  Increasing infrastructure capacity by implementing technology and…

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NEXTT: Putting strategy into practice

11 April 2019 | By NEXTT Vision (IATA & ACI)

ACI and IATA’s jointly published NEXTT (New Experience Travel Technologies) initiative provides a strategic, integrated vision for the use of emerging technologies and processes to transform the on-ground aspects of air travel. Largely, the core building blocks of NEXTT are either deployed in other sectors, or currently at prototype stage…

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NEXTT: Industry-wide cost benefits

5 April 2019 | By NEXTT Vision (IATA & ACI)

NEXTT (New Experience Travel Technologies) reimagines on-ground and airport experiences; in particular the emerging technologies and digital transformation this involves. ACI and IATA’s jointly published NEXTT visions have attracted industry-wide agreement on the ‘what’. So, the subsequent questions become ‘why’ and ‘how’. In presenting updates on the NEXTT initiative, including…

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