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APRIL 2017 AviationPros.com 5 BUSINESS BUZZ Upcoming Events May 2-4 NBAA Maintenance Conference West Palm Beach, FL May 7-10 AAAE Annual Conference & Expo Long Beach, CA May 9-10 Aviation Festival Americas Miami, FL May 11-12 CAPA Airline Leader Summit Dublin, Ireland May 21-24 IATA Ground Handling Conference Bangkok, Thailand June 4-6 AirCargo 2017 Orlando, FL June 6-8 NATA 2017 Aviation Business Conference Washington, DC TOP NEWS Tronair, Inc. Acquires Columbus Jack/Regent and GSE Spares Tronair, Inc., a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, announced the acquisition of Quality Products Inc., the holding company of Columbus Jack/Regent and GSE Spares. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Columbus Jack is the largest supplier of hydraulic jacks to the U.S. Defense Department and also services commercial, business and civilian aircraft. GSE Spares provides a complete line of ground support equipment, spare parts, adapters and accesso- ries to the U.S. military. "Tronair is known worldwide as the leading manufacturer of ground support equipment for the aviation industry. We see the additions of Columbus Jack and GSE Spares as a natural and positive extension to Tronair's strategic plan," said Harley Kaplan, president and CEO at Tronair. "Both companies have outstanding product lines and reputations as aircraft GSE manufacturers, and when added with the product breadth of Tronair, we will be able to further penetrate strategic markets and fulfill our customers' needs." IATA Cargo Handling Manual will Help Promote Standardization The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced, during the World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi, the launch of the IATA Cargo Handling Manual (ICHM) to help airlines and cargo handlers work together more effec- tively while improving safety and efficiency in air cargo operations. The ICHM is the first complete set of stan- dards covering the operational activities of all stakeholders in the cargo handling supply chain. It was developed in consultation with Air Carriers and Cargo Handlers, based on industry best-practices, the Cargo-iQ Master Operating Plan (MOP) and international reg- ulations and standards. "Cargo operations are performed at thou- sands of airports, by hundreds of handlers. With that number of parties involved, ensur- ing that global standards and best practices are being observed at all times is a constant challenge. The ICHM is a single reference source that will help promote global consis- tency and harmonization of cargo handling procedures, thereby facilitating the movement of goods safely, securely and efficiently while contributing to a reduction in air freight logis- tic costs," said Glyn Hughes, global head of cargo, IATA. Unisys Introduces Digistics Cargo Management Solution Unisys Corporation has launched Digistics by Unisys, a holistic and integrated cargo logis- tics solution that allows carriers to streamline freight management and improve operational efficiencies. Digistics enables air carriers to choose from a suite of offerings or select the specific cargo services they need. The system features cross-platform analytics allowing carriers to view past, present and forecast data for enhanced operations. Digistics is a data-driven system that auto- matically records each transport and delivery checkpoint in the air cargo value chain. This provides airlines with real-time visibility of their shipments and gives carriers the ability to track and trace high-value products quickly and efficiently for an improved end user experience. "Digistics is a business led solution for the air cargo industry that features a modern cloud-based architecture that allows any carrier to easily adapt the solution within their own enterprise system," said Dheeraj Kohli, vice president and global head of travel and transportation for Unisys. "We are proud to be the first in this industry to offer catalogue-based cloud services. Carriers can now select and subscribe to the features they need for their business operations, while the advanced level analytics will allow carriers to identify the factors to help them sustain effi- cient routes, as well as improve processes on less efficient routes." OCTOBER 2-4, 2018 AND OCTOBER 20-22, 2020 RIO ALL SUITES HOTEL AND CASINO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA