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6 GROUND SUPPORT WORLDWIDE MARCH 2016 BUSINESS BUZZ The short-term extension was thought by some to signal the end of the AIRR Act. Among a number of controversial provisions in the bill is the establish- ment of a private non-proft corpora- tion to handle national air traffc con- trol and remove approximately 30,000 employees from the government pay- roll. Shuster's involvement in the pas- sage of AIRR Act has come under fre due to his personal relationship with Shelly Rubino, vice president for glob- al government affairs at Airlines for America (A4A). A4A is the airline in- dustry's lobbying arm. Hactl handles Longines Masters horses for fourth successive year Hong Kong Air Cargo Ter- minals Limited (Hactl) handled 64 of the world's most valuable horses in the lead up to the Longines Masters of Hong Kong. This year's Longines Masters, consid- ered Asia's biggest and most prestigious equestrian event, was the fourth year the event was held in Hong Kong. As in 2015, the offcial carrier for the event was Emirates Airline, for which Hactl is the cargo handling agent in Hong Kong. Emirates transported the horses from Liege via Dubai World Central to Hong Kong, arriving on February 15. Hactl un- loaded the horses in their air stalls and transferred them through its dedicated animal handling center before loading them onto waiting horseboxes using special low-angle ramps to avoid injury. The entire operation, and the prepara- tion of the Longines Masters equine competitors, was coordinated from Belgium by European Horse Services, one of the world's leading equestrian shipping agents. Hactl has handled the Longines Masters equine entrants in all its four years in Hong Kong. Gas Thieves Take 1,000 Gallons From FAA, Kentucky Company Kentucky State Police are investigating a string of ap- parently-related diesel fuel robberies that took place in early Febru- ary in Eastern Kentucky. In two thefts in two weeks, 655 gallons of fuel, valued at around $2,300 was stolen from the Fed- 540 East 56 Highway • Olathe, KS 66062 globalgroundsupport.com • 913.780.0300 MIDAS is a telemetry system that allows anyone with approved access to view live data on any of their deicing trucks with any Internet-connected device. This advanced telemetry system can be purchased on new vehicles or retroftted on any manufacturers' equipment. MIDAS monitors performance, location, surface areas, aircraft ID's, operators and more. Simple Complexity AviationPros.com/10017340