Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has become Asia’s first ground handler to receive a certificate under the ‘IATA Enhanced GSE Recognition Program’.

The programme encourages the installation of anti-collision systems on new and existing ground support equipment (GSE), to prevent expensive potential damage to aircraft on the ramp.

Hactl began installing anti-collision equipment to its GSE fleet in 2017. Its collision avoidance systems trigger an audio-visual alert to operators when GSE is within close proximity to aircraft.

To recognise Hactl’s strong progress in this area, IATA presented Hactl with a Certificate of Recognition at its latest IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC), held in Iceland.

Hactl executive director operations, Paul Cheng, and head of safety, sustainability and quality assurance, Benny Siu, received the Certificate at IGHC.

Cheng said: “Hactl is totally committed to all measures that improve ramp safety, and has once again leveraged technology to protect its customers’ valuable assets.

“We are proud to be the first ground handler in Asia to achieve this distinction, and applaud IATA’s constant efforts in once again driving the adoption of best practice across the entire global aviation industry.”

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