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Volume 42 No 9 December 2009

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Headline News

Ground Handling
Up and Downtimes
Stephen Vaughan examines the ground handling market and provides a topical overview of an industry that has been deeply affected by the recession.

TLD in China
Tom Allett spoke to TLD’s CEO Jean Marie Fulconis about his company’s expansion in China.

Cargo
Care by Air
Airports International reports on how several UAE-based companies have launched a breakthrough humanitarian initiative.

Airport Visit
Ras al-Khaimah: The other face of the Emirates
Luigi Vallero visited Ras al-Khaimah to look at the sheikhdom’s current commercial aviation activities and its aspirations for the future.

Passenger Services
First Assistance
Tom Allett examines how Exeter Airport, UK, is developing its passenger services.

Management
Copy and Paste?
If only airport succession planning were that easy, by Carroll McCormick.

Operations
Are You Prepared?
Tom Allett visited Stansted Airport to witness an aircraft recovery demonstration staged to mark the opening of Stansted’s ARTCC.

Winter Services
Winter Overhauls
Vancouver International Airport has completely rewritten its winter services operations. Carroll McCormick reports.

Emergency Services
Crash 3 Alpha
Mark Ayton spent a day with a crew of fire fighters at RAF Marham, Norfolk, UK, with a ringside seat for everything from a blazing drill to a real-life emergency.

Like a Panther
Carroll McCormick explains how a new fire-fighting vehicle enhances an airport’s safety and index rating.

Product and Service Announcements
A review of recent industry product and service announcements.

Front Cover:
A retired TriStar airliner is prepared for lifting during the recent launch of London Stansted’s Aircraft Recovery Training & Competence Centre. (Duncan Cubitt)

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