34 GROUND SUPPORT WORLDWIDE APRIL 2016
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Ground Support Worldwide will be giving out
awards for both Team Leader of the Year and
Lifetime Achievement over the next two issues.
We're always excited about our awards season,
but this year has a little extra juice with the
growth in the International Airport GSE Expo.
You'll fnd no spoilers in this column, but
we'll be honoring XCED Aviation Services as well
as our other two award winners in the opening
ceremony of our show. The excitement sur-
rounding the show is palpable (hopefully you're
already planning on being there a day early for
the annual golf outing) and I can't wait to have
all of our award winners in the house at The Rio
in Las Vegas.
Our awards don't only stand to recognize the
best of our industry, but allows our readership an
in depth look at a provider or leader they may not
have otherwise known about.
This is the second month in a row we've fo-
cused heavily on feet management and GSE
fnancing, and with good reason. New models
of GSE maintenance are going to be a major
growth area as equipment lasts even longer than
it once did. A worldwide aviation boom is going
to spread that older equipment around the world
and feet management fnancing allows many
airlines and ground handlers to keep shiny new
equipment on the ramp.
Imagine that, GSE as a status symbol.
As always, we want to know what you think of
the magazine, our awards and our online home,
AviationPros.com. Be sure to get in touch how-
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Welcome to Awards Season
C
ongratulations to XCED Aviation Services on their win as
the Ground Support Worldwide Service Provider of the Year.
The nominations we received for all three award categories
have been strong and made our jobs as a selection committee
that much more diffcult.
The Grammys? The Oscars? The Tonys? Phooey to all of
them. The April edition of Ground Support Worldwide
kicks off our annual run of product, leadership and
achievement awards.