IATA Forms Group to Focus on Ground Handling, Load Control
The International Air Transport Association endorsed the establishment of the Ground Handling Council (GHC) to promote cooperation across the ground handling safety chain, it said May 18. The GHC will address such things as load control, airside safety, ground support…
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equipment, ground services agreements, ground handling processes and procedures. The GHC will include 20 high-level representatives from airlines and ground service providers and report to the IATA Operations Committee. IATA said it will link several key data sources and statistical information to facilitate data driven decisions to improve safety performance and reduce ground damage, including its Ground Damage Database, Risk Management, IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations and IATA Ground Operations standards and procedures. IATA also said it will promote regulatory acceptance and utilization of improved procedures.