04/04/2023
XOPS Enables Smart GSE Pooling at Hong Kong Airport for additional 10 years.
Update 2023 : The XOPS FMS (Fleet Management System) & OMS (Operations Management System) platform was chosen for the management of the ground support equipment at HKIA.
The GSE Pooling Scheme has been running smoothly in the midfield terminal since July 2018 and has achieved its target performance standards. The fleet of 250+ GSE in use today is currently been increased as XOPS wins a new 10-year contract for Terminal 1 and an additional 5-year extension for the midfield terminal.
In July 2018, Hong Kong International Airport led a roll-out of an On-stand Ground Support Equipment (GSE) for the Pooling Scheme, deploying approximately 250+ Electric GSE as a resource-sharing initiative. The key objectives were to both unleash existing untapped capacity and create new capacity in the ramp handling process, as well as lowering the emissions generated by ground support equipment. This concept revolutionized operations of ground handlers, which originally involved each one providing their own GSE and moving them around the apron areas as needed, to the Hong Kong Airport Authority providing a set of critical environmentally-friendly GSE on each stand for use by the ground handler, on a shared / reserved basis, and at agreed fixed rental prices. Phase 1 was implemented on 6 July 2018 at the Midfield Concourse.
The on-stand GSE provided were all installed with the XOPS state-of-the-art telematics system and connected to GSE CAN bus systems to monitor, in Real-Time, critical information such key battery metrics such as work mode, state of charge (SOC), battery voltage, current, loading status, safe docking systems , platform cycles & engine management codes to name a few. The GSE included equipment supplied by , , , , and included electric Lower Deck Loaders, electric Conveyor Belt Loaders, electric Passenger Steps and Main Deck Loaders, electric Baggage Tractors, Powerful tractors and temperature monitored cool container dollies.
XOPS Vehicle Access Control is implemented to ensure that only trained operators from the various ramp handling operators (RHO's) are allowed to use the GSE with their airport issued passes to ensure safety, security and accountability of equipment use.
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