Aircraft tractors: a guide to towing specifications
Aircraft tractors are vehicles whose role, as their name suggests, is to move aircraft around an airport. They are therefore very powerful vehicles, capable of
In aviation, people with reduced mobility are entitled to assistance with their transport. The aim of this assistance is to provide them with the means to use air transport in the same way as any other person. To this end, PRM safety principles and criteria have been established.
PRMs enjoy numerous rights within the airport, starting with assistance in getting to their seat and leaving the aircraft on arrival. An attendant is available for them. Similarly, in the event of damage to a mobility aid within the airport, a temporary replacement must be provided.
From the moment they arrive at the airport to their seat inside the aircraft, PRMs benefit from assistance. And this in several ways.
If a wheelchair is required, it is provided. In addition, those in charge must inform PRMs about the wheelchair. Details of the wheelchair’s operation and use must also be provided. Staff must ensure that PRMs understand the information they have been given.
The safety and assistance of PRMs is also the responsibility of the airline operating the flight in question. It is therefore the airline’s responsibility to serve PRMs during the flight, ensuring that their needs can be met in all circumstances. Carefully established PRM safety criteria must also be respected.
Finally, people with reduced mobility have the right to assistance on arrival. They must be taken off the plane and taken to the parking area or inside the airport. For this purpose, SOVAM PMR transfer vehicles are at their disposal, facilitating their movements.
Aircraft tractors are vehicles whose role, as their name suggests, is to move aircraft around an airport. They are therefore very powerful vehicles, capable of
GSE, or ground support equipment, refers to all the ground-level equipment used at airports and airbases. This equipment, with its many and varied uses, sometimes
Made in France ground support equipment is manufactured entirely in France. This is a label certifying that a given product has been manufactured in France.
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