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AVIATION
FUEL

A FUELLING

MILESTONE

innovative systems such as Airfield Automation

that prevent the possibility of mis-fuelling is a

nternational aviation fuel products and ser- welcome addition. The printed dockets are an

Ivices supplier Air bp has passed a milestone added benefit which again helps remove errors

in documentation.”

of 250,000 fuellings using its Airfield Automa-
“We are pleased to have reached this mile-
tion digital technology. stone and I am delighted to hear the positive

The fuelling milestone took place in Adelaide, feedback from our customers globally. We
Australia, when the business supplied Jet A-1 to look forward to extending the roll out across
The Royal Flying Doctor Service. hub airports in the coming months. With this
Using a cloud-based platform, Air bp is the new technology, we are playing our part in

first commercially deployed system in the helping to ensure that the fuelling process is
world to provide an engineering barrier to ac- fast, efficient and safe. Mis-fuelling is one of

tively help prevent mis-fuelling. It consolidates the biggest risks we face in our industry. Our

the data related to airport fuelling operations global solution is good news for our customers

and works via an app on a handheld device in and good news for our industry,” said Air bp
the fuelling vehicle. technical director Kerry Rutherford.
Since launching in May 2018, Airfield The ‘safe2go’ app captures fuel volume

Automation has been rolled out to 145 Air readings and provides fuel grade checks to add

bp network locations in 18 countries on four an additional mis-fuelling barrier. It then elec-

conti nents. tronically captures customer details which are
Since the start of the year, new sites have confirmed with an electronic signature from

also gone live in Norway, Sweden and the UK. the pilot or airline representative. By using this

Before many aircraft were grounded due to automated, end-to-end, paperless system, ac-
the Covid-19 pandemic, Air bp was completing curacy is enhanced and any potential mistaken

around 1,000 fuellings per day globally with errors minimised.

some 20% using airfield automation. Aside from the enhanced safety barriers, air-
Designed to enhance safety, reliability and craft operators also benefit from faster, more

compliance in airport fuelling operations, Air comprehensive and more accurate fuelling and
bp’s technology has been well received by delivery data.
operators who have reported increased speed It is anticipated that the majority of Air bp’s

and efficiency in fuelling. Customers have not- planned 350 Airfield Automation locations will

ed improved turnaround times and enhanced be fully operational by the end of 2020.

accuracy in fuelling. In the future, Air bp will continue to develop

Damien Heath, head of flying operations the system by providing extra digital services

for RFDS central operations said, “Safety and for customers such as improved back-office

reliability are critical to RFDS providing care in processes by accelerating reconciliation of

South Australia and the Northern Territory, so invoices with delivery receipts. Q
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