Grahan’s nationwide labor shortage is an urgent issue due to the declining birthrate and aging population, but GSE can also be shared and shared by each company. For example, there is a possibility that efficiency will be improved by reducing the total number of vehicles and shortening the travel distance. In addition, it will lead to effective utilization of the limited space in the airport, and it will be easier to respond to the increase in flights after the corona.
ANA at Fukuoka Airport ANA staff loading luggage on 737 using JAL belt loader=December 22, 2009 PHOTO: Tadayuki YOSHIKAWA / Aviation Wire
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2000 units support the operation
FIAC conducted a demonstration experiment sharing GSE based on the “Grand Handling Action Plan” issued by the Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in January 2020. This time, which is the second time, ANA Fukuoka Airport, which is responsible for the Grahan of flights operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA / NH), Japan Airlines (JAL / JL, 9201), JAL Grand Service Kyushu, which is in charge of JAL flights, Skymark (SKY / BC) ), Five companies of the Suzuyo Group, which is responsible for Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA / JH) flights, participated in the event for about two weeks from the 16th to the 29th.
Fukuoka Airport supported by approximately 2000 GSEs=December 22, 2009 PHOTO: Tadayuki YOSHIKAWA / Aviation Wire
The first international flight will be held for one month from July 27th to August 27th this year. Four companies, ANA Fukuoka Airport, JAL, JAL Ground Service Kyushu, and Nishitetsu Air Service, which are responsible for the contracted flight grahan, participated. At 4 spots from No. 50 to No. 54 on the international terminal side, verified with 18 vehicles of 4 models: towing car used for towing aircraft, belt loader used for loading cargo and baggage, high lift loader, passenger step car (gangway car) did.
Yoshiro Matsuura, Manager in charge of GSE sharing project at Fukuoka Airport Company=December 22, 2009 PHOTO: Tadayuki YOSHIKAWA / Aviation Wire
GSE is owned separately by group companies of each airline. It is in operation and is currently being moved from the GSE storage area in the airport to the spot (parking area) to be used. At Fukuoka Airport, there are currently about 2000 GSEs of 11 models, of which about 1300 are used for domestic flights and about 700 for international flights.
Yoshiro Matsuura, Chief of the Project Promotion Division, Project Promotion Department, who is in charge of the GSE sharing demonstration experiment at FIAC, said, “It is generally well received. There was a voice saying that reducing the distance traveled would lead to safety, “says the impressions of each company on international flights. Currently, the number of international flights is decreasing due to the influence of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), and it is said that he chose an international flight suitable for a small start starting from safety confirmation.
Full capacity is also an issue
In this demonstration experiment, each company The GSE owned by the company is implemented as an “on-stand type” that is located around each spot from No. 1 to No. 12 of the domestic terminal. We are verifying whether sharing will lead to efficiency improvement and safety improvement by reducing the total number of vehicles and shortening the travel distance. Of the GSEs owned by each company, a total of 24 vehicles of 3 models including towing cars, belt loaders and high lift loaders are targeted. For example, ANA flight ground handling is carried out at JAL’s GSE. Some towing cars have the ANA and JAL logos on them.
Towing car with ANA and JAL logos waiting for ANA 787 departure at Fukuoka Airport=December 22, 2009 PHOTO: Tadayuki YOSHIKAWA / Aviation Wire
ANA at Fukuoka Airport Towing car with ANA and JAL logos waiting for the departure of 787=December 22, 2009 PHOTO: Tadayuki YOSHIKAWA / Aviation Wire
Not only reducing the number of vehicles and improving efficiency, but also securing space for parking GSE is an issue. “GSE is still full and we cannot increase the number of vehicles required for increased flights, so one of the aims is to prepare for the future by sharing and sharing,” (Mr. Matsuura), aiming to start operation at the end of March 2025. Although the GSE storage area will be improved along with the construction of the second runway (2500 meters), the aim is to establish a system that can respond to the increase in flights by controlling the total number.
For both the international flight in July and the domestic flight this time, we will coordinate with each company and inform the site about 3 months before the start. did. In addition, although FIAC and airlines coordinate which airline’s flight goes to which spot to make it easier to verify GSE sharing, there are cases where it does not go as planned due to delays. For this reason, FIAC has prepared temporary storage areas for GSE at four locations near spots 6, 9, 12, and 13.
In the process of preparation, among various GSEs, which vehicle can be shared and how many vehicles can be shared? It took time to summarize whether it could be operated. Regarding the schedule after the verification within the year, Mr. Matsuura said, “I would like to set the direction within the year from the beginning of the year,” and he said that he would like to identify issues on domestic flights and decide on plans for the next year and beyond.
Towing car with ANA and JAL logos waiting for ANA 787 departure at Fukuoka Airport=December 22, 2009 PHOTO: Tadayuki YOSHIKAWA / Aviation Wire
ANA and JAL have been leading some GSEs on domestic flights before the demonstration test in July. We are starting to share. Currently, each company owns a GSE, but in the future, it is also considering sharing a jointly owned or third-party owned GSE.
Fukuoka Airport was privatized on April 1, 2019, before Corona. FIAC is aiming to become the top airport in East Asia with the goal of doubling the number of routes to 100 routes by 2048 in the plan at that time. Sharing and sharing of GSE not only improves efficiency and safety, but also seems to be effective in building a reception system for increasing flights after the corona by effectively utilizing the limited space.
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