{"id":33157,"date":"2020-11-26T11:46:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T07:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=33157"},"modified":"2020-11-26T11:46:01","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T07:46:01","slug":"dnata-becomes-first-ground-handler-to-complete-green-aircraft-turnaround-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/dnata-becomes-first-ground-handler-to-complete-green-aircraft-turnaround-in-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"dnata Becomes First Ground Handler To Complete Green Aircraft Turnaround In The United States"},"content":{"rendered":"

dnata, one of the world\u2019s largest air services providers, has achieved a significant milestone in its sustainability journey by successfully executing a green turnaround in the United States. dnata ensured a smooth and safe turnaround of a VivaAerobus Airbus A320 aircraft using only zero-emission ramp ground support equipment (GSE) at New York-JFK Airport\u2019s (JFK) Terminal 1.<\/p>\n

During the green turnaround, dnata\u2019s skilled team transported baggage with\u00a0electric baggage tractors<\/strong>\u00a0to the aircraft and applied\u00a0electric conveyor belts<\/strong>\u00a0to offload and load baggage and cargo. dnata\u2019s professionally trained staff pushed the aircraft back from the gate with a Mototok\u00a0electric, remote controlled towbarless\u00a0pushback tractor<\/strong>, positioning it ready for taxi and departure.<\/p>\n

dnata is the first ground handler to have successfully completed a green aircraft turnaround in the United States.<\/p>\n

David Barker, CEO of dnata USA,<\/b>\u00a0said: \u201cWe are thrilled to achieve this memorable milestone by using only green equipment to deliver a smooth airport experience for passengers, and ensure safe and timely departure of our customer\u2019s flight.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe constantly invest in infrastructure and equipment to improve operational efficiency and reduce our carbon footprint. We are committed to converting our USA fleet to electric GSE to preserve our environment for future generations. We continue to enhance our operations to deliver the highest possible value for our partners by being an employer of choice and socially responsible in our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Steve Rowland, Executive Director, Terminal One Group Association (TOGA),<\/b>\u00a0said: \u201cTOGA is excited to partner with dnata USA and lead the green initiative at JFK Airport. We will work closely with dnata to reduce our carbon footprint by replacing our existing fleet with environmentally friendly solutions over the next years. This initiative clearly demonstrates our commitment to the environment, we are proud to be the first at New York JFK.\u201d<\/p>\n

Juan Carlos Zuazua, CEO of Viva Aerobus<\/b>, said: \u201cWe are delighted to be part of an innovation that puts environmental protection at its core. Undoubtedly, dnata is a world pioneer committed to our planet, and our work with them is a further step as the “greenest” Mexican carrier, since we are the airline with the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger in Mexico and the first one to separate waste for recycling during flights. We are firmly convinced that sustainability should be at the centre of the air sector operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

dnata provides\u00a0a range of ground, passenger, and cargo handling\u00a0services\u00a0to\u00a0more than 60\u00a0airlines at\u00a027 airports in the United States. dnata USA\u2018s customer-oriented team consists of\u00a0over 3,700\u00a0aviation professionals, who assisted over 30 million passengers, ensured the smooth operations of 100,000 flights, and handled 800,000 tons of cargo in 2019.<\/p>\n

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dnata, one of the world\u2019s largest air services providers, has achieved a significant milestone in its sustainability journey by successfully executing a green turnaround in the United States. dnata ensured a smooth and safe turnaround of a VivaAerobus Airbus A320 aircraft using only zero-emission ramp ground support equipment (GSE) at New York-JFK Airport\u2019s (JFK) Terminal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33160,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33157\/revisions\/33160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}