Airside International

Airside International is a quarterly publication designed to keep airports, airport authorities, airlines, ground service providers, and GSE manufacturers and users updated. It also covers developments in airport infrastructure.

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Aurrigo: Autonomous GSE expert receives top honour

3 days ago | airsideint.com | William Hallowell

An operations manager at Aurrigo International has been named an “unsung hero” in one of the industrial world’s most prestigious competitions. Ricky Raines was featured in The Manufacturer’s Top 100 manufacturing professionals last night at a high-profile event in Birmingham, UK, impressing judges with the way he has helped lead the deployment of Aurrigo’s autonomous Auto-DollyTug.
The Ohmio LIFT: An autonomous apron shuttle

4 days ago | airsideint.com | William Hallowell

Ohmio identifies global potential for its autonomous busing solution, which has been trialled at a number of airports across Europe and the US to transport airline crews around the airside environment.
Menzies commits to dBD's wireless technology at Budapest Airport

4 days ago | airsideint.com | William Hallowell

dBD Communications has announced the permanent adoption of its Minerva Momentary wireless communication system by Menzies Aviation at Budapest Airport. The company said the news marks the most significant implementation of dBD systems across Menzies’ European network to date. This commitment underscores both organisations’ shared focus on safety, operational efficiency and the continuous improvement of ground handling practices, said dBD Communications.
Timsan’s pushback tractors

5 days ago | airsideint.com | William Hallowell

Continuing the strong demand for pushback tractors post-Covid is Turkish GSE manufacturer Timsan, which saw off 2024 with new sales records. The company’s founder and chairman of the board, Haldun Aksoy, tells Airside that while Covid “caused the aviation sector to stagnate in 2020 and 2021, we doubled pushback tractor sales dramatically in 2022, reaching pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, we can say that we saw more sales than in the three years before”.
Ravin Energy’s ‘consultative approach’ to electric GSE charging

5 days ago | airsideint.com | William Hallowell

Ravin Energy is a US-based GSE battery and charger manufacturer which offers Skycharge – a flexible solution designed to power any kind of electric vehicle on the ramp. Its output power levels range frsom 10kW up to 350kW, and voltages from 24V to 920V, to accommodate differing power requirements globally. It also provides the SkychargeLC load controller, which maximises electric infrastructure through bridge power or by sharing power loads with other electrical panels at airports.
Yutong's strong partnership with Air Rail

6 days ago | airsideint.com | William Hallowell

Yutong has been a reliable partner of Air Rail since 2018. Today, the Spanish GSE supplier has 120 Yutong apron buses in operation across nine European countries: Spain, Portugal, Italy, Malta, the UK, Austria, Greece, Latvia and Lithuania. By the end of 2025, Air Rail expects to surpass 170 units. According to José Manuel García Arrechea, airport and GSE business development manager at Air Rail: “Yutong stands out not only as a leading [apron] bus manufacturer, but for the quality of its products.
Price will always be driving GSE procurement factor - dnata

6 days ago | airsideint.com | William Hallowell

Like many businesses across the aviation industry, dnata’s Covid recovery was “tricky”. According to Robert Powell, vice president of technical services for the UAE and global GSE strategy, the company “had to think carefully about what we bought and what we didn’t” during the post-pandemic period.
Textron GSE continues pushback electrification drive

1 week ago | airsideint.com | William Hallowell

Textron GSE’s pushback tractor portfolio comprises five different units designed to serve both narrowbody and widebody aircraft, ranging from short-haul Embraers to long-haul Airbuses and Boeings. Its diesel machines include the conventional TUG GT-35, TUG ALPHA 3, TUG ALPHA 4 and ‘towbarless’ DOUGLAS TBL-180, while it also offers the conventional lithium-ion battery-powered TUG ALPHA 1 – its latest model. Today, Textron GSE is focused heavily on pushback electrification.
Keeping aircraft clean with Nordic Dino’s robots

1 week ago | airsideint.com | William Hallowell

For more than 40 years, Nordic Dino has manufactured aircraft exterior washing robots. The company was first established in 1983 and is now a part of Avia Solutions Group, a Dublin-headquartered ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) provider, whose portfolio includes Aviator Airport Alliance and Baltic Ground Services. “Being part of this big family makes us a trustworthy and reliable partner for anyone,” chief commercial officer Veronika Andrianovaite tells Airside.
Menzies Aviation announces progress against its ‘All In’ sustainability commitments

1 week ago | airsideint.com | Eddie Saunders

Menzies Aviation has announced bold progress against its All In sustainability strategy, as reported in its Annual Review & Sustainability Report 2024. In a historic move for the company, Menzies became the first major aviation services provider to have its net-zero targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) – a major milestone on its path to reaching net-zero by 2045.