{"id":74638,"date":"2024-07-20T19:40:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T23:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74638"},"modified":"2024-07-20T19:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T23:40:06","slug":"crowdstrike-is-grabbing-headlines-but-luxaviation-is-busy-electrifying-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74638","title":{"rendered":"CrowdStrike is grabbing headlines but Luxaviation is busy electrifying airports"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/luxaviation-ground-transport.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"Luxaviation Sees Progress in Decarbonizing Ground Support\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/luxaviation-ground-transport.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/luxaviation-ground-transport.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/luxaviation-ground-transport.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/luxaviation-ground-transport.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>A problem with CrowdStrike crippled Microsoft systems and grounded planes at airports around the world last week, but there\u2019s good news hiding in airports, too. Luxavation subsidiary ExecuJet is making real progress decarbonizing ground transport .<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-372563\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Luxaviation Group is one of the largest business aircraft and helicopter operators worldwide headquartered in Luxembourg (which is sort of like being the biggest airline in Rhode Island, but still), has made the transition to fully electric ground handling equipment (GHE) at their ExecuJet fixed base operations (FBO) in Paris\u2019 Le Bourget <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2024\/04\/24\/new-york-state-largest-solar-storage-carport-jfk-airport\/\">Airport<\/a>. The transition makes it the first FBO with fully electric owned GHE in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very happy to have achieved this milestone,\u201d explainsPatrick Hansen, CEO of Luxaviation Group. \u201c(It) <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2023\/08\/02\/humanity-will-use-1-7-earths-worth-of-resources-this-year\/\">contributes to our mission to provide outstanding and more sustainable business air travel experiences by fully electrifying<\/a> [all] our FBOs by 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-electric-ghe-by-tld\">Electric GHE by TLD<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;uploadedSrc&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2022-01-18-at-15.55.32-copy.jpg?quality=82u0026strip=all&quot;,&quot;figureClassNames&quot;:&quot;tiled-gallery__item&quot;,&quot;figureStyles&quot;:null,&quot;imgClassNames&quot;:null,&quot;imgStyles&quot;:null,&quot;targetWidth&quot;:2312,&quot;targetHeight&quot;:1148,&quot;scaleAttr&quot;:false,&quot;ariaLabel&quot;:&quot;Enlarge image&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"tiled-gallery__item wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2022-01-18-at-15.55.32-copy.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2022-01-18-at-15.55.32-copy.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2022-01-18-at-15.55.32-copy.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2022-01-18-at-15.55.32-copy.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2022-01-18-at-15.55.32-copy.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2022-01-18-at-15.55.32-copy.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1148\" data-id=\"372572\" data-link=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/?attachment_id=372572\" data-url=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2022-01-18-at-15.55.32-copy.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" data-width=\"2312\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2022-01-18-at-15.55.32-copy.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 4 in full-screen\"\/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"context.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"context.imageButtonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Equipment provider TLD offers a full range of fully electric ground handling equipment to support airport operations without harmful tailpipe emissions. EVs like the WAT-900-E electric potable water trucks, TXL-838-reGen self-propelled, battery powered, dual-platform container loaders, and both battery-electric and hydrogen-powered baggage tractors and even aircraft tractors mean any airline\/FBO willing to make the transition to ZEV is just a check or wire transfer away from making it happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to extend a personal thank you to the team in ExecuJet Paris,\u201d said Caroline Demsar, Deputy CEO of Luxaviation France. \u201c(Thank you for) achieving this milestone and becoming our first fully electric European FBO.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-electrek-s-take\">Electrek\u2019s Take<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/taxibot-pic-3.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-372579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/taxibot-pic-3.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/taxibot-pic-3.jpg?resize=150,77 150w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/taxibot-pic-3.jpg?resize=300,155 300w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/taxibot-pic-3.jpg?resize=768,396 768w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/taxibot-pic-3.jpg?resize=1024,528 1024w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/taxibot-pic-3.jpg?resize=350,181 350w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/taxibot-pic-3.jpg?resize=140,72 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taxibot hauls an AirAsia Airbus in India; via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tld-group.com\/technologies\/taxibot\/\">TLD<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the short distances driven at limited speeds under extreme loads, GHE at airports present an ideal use case for electric vehicles. That\u2019s good, <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2024\/06\/05\/winning-diesel-demand-hits-26-year-low-as-ev-hydrogen-sales-boom\/\">because as demand for on-road fossil fuels drops<\/a>, airports and airlines \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/global-aviation-emissions#:~:text=Aviation%20accounts%20for%202.5%25%20of,to%20global%20warming%20to%20date.&amp;text=Flying%20is%20one%20of%20the,of%20the%20world's%20carbon%20emissions.\">historically responsible for about 4% Earth\u2019s global warming<\/a> \u2013\u00a0are comprising a bigger slice of a shrinking pie when it comes to fossil fuel emissions.<\/p>\n<p>So, while Luxembourg may not be the US, <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2024\/03\/16\/weird-alibaba-anybody-want-an-electric-airplane-stairs-truck\/\">China<\/a>, or even Canada, it\u2019s a start.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SOURCES | IMAGES<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ainonline.com\/aviation-news\/business-aviation\/2024-07-03\/luxaviation-sees-progress-decarbonizing-ground-support\">AIN Online<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tld-group.com\/technologies\/electric-gse\/\">TLD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\" readability=\"6.3518518518519\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/about\/#affiliate\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- post ad --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A problem with CrowdStrike crippled Microsoft systems and grounded planes at airports around the world last week, but there\u2019s good news hiding in airports, too. 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