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Link Aero Trading Agency Team is proud to announce their second winning of the Ramp Safety Award for the Middle East & Africa Regions

The award was received during the 13th annual Ground Handling International Conference, November 2011, held at Sitges, Barcelona.  The annual award program recognizes the best example of ramp practice worldwide. Link Aero Trading Agency won the second award as a result of their safety awareness for an incident that took place at Luxor Airport.

The incident occurred while six SU-30 MKI, an IL-76 Transporter and an IL-78 Fuel Tanker were transiting at Luxor airport. They were being readied for departure to attend the International Air Force Show and were due to leave with 160 Air Force personnel on board. 

According to the aircraft schedules, they had to get fully fuelled to ensure reaching their destination and thus avoid another fuel stop. However, because of bad weather that day, the aircraft had to park overnight at Luxor. 

After the passengers have disembarked, also technicians have performed their checks, the tankers and aircraft were refueled so as to be ready for take-off the following morning.

Having noticed the rise of temperature at Luxor that day and knowing the effect of high temperature and humidity on fuel, Link ramp agent decided to check on the tankers, anticipating a potential hazard. That was when he noticed a leakage of fuel from the edge of the port wing of an IL-78 tanker. Link agent immediately informed the tower and called for the fire brigade on the spot; he then informed the Station manager to contact the Air Force technicians.

Within 20 minutes ramp area was isolated and the fire brigade sprayed foam over surrounding areas of the ramp, since the leakage was becoming copious and uncontrollable because of the slope at the parking stand.

Air Force technicians duly arrived and discovered that the heat had affected the fuel volume and density, causing the fuel to start to overflow & this could have  ended with a huge disaster, but thanks god the situation was in good hands.

 

Mr. Amr Samir, Link Aero Trading Agency Chairman congratulated the team for such achievements, highlighting the operational safety department’s contribution as well as our team of instructors performing up to date training to all our teams at all airports.

 

 

 


 

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