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FEATURE STORY 封面故事

Behind the Scenes:

Ground Service Equipment Department

幕後英雄：機坪設備服務部

Ever imagined what makes your flight journey safe and comfortable? There are definitely more than you can come up with!
Among the aircraft maintenance roles, the Ground Service Equipment (GSE) Department has been working equally
dedicated as others to ensure smooth turnaround of each CASL-served aircraft. Let’s unveil the responsibilities, challenges
and best memories of the GSE Department!

甚麼促使您每次的飛行旅程既安全又舒適？答案定必比你想像更多！環顧不同的飛機維修團隊，機坪設備服務部一直
默默耕耘、恰如其分的工作，確保每架中飛服務的航班順利轉運出港。現在讓我們深入了解機坪設備服務部的職責和
工作挑戰，並分享他們的重要回憶！

A Hidden Power-up Drive for Aircrafts 航機啟程的背後推動力

How possible is an aircraft moving in the airport apron 你有否看過航機在機坪內滑行，卻不見機師在駕駛艙操
without a pilot? This scenario is what precisely reflects the 作？這種情況正好反映機坪設備服務部的角色—低調卻
characteristics of the GSE Department — subtle but crucial.
尤其重要。
The GSE Department mainly provides ground support for
aircrafts after landing. Its services include aircraft push- 機坪設備服務部主要為航機降落後提供地面支援，包括
back and towing, waste discharge, potable water filling, 飛機後推出港及移位、污水排放、 飲用水加注、 電源供
power supply, occasional emergency air engine starting,
etc. 應，並於特殊情況提供緊急引擎起動等服務。

要依時完成任務，機坪設備服務部人員需要操作不同的
To fulfill the tasks, the GSE Department makes use of
different equipment, including aircraft tractors and tugs, 設備，如飛機牽引車及拖把、電源車、氣源車、高空工
ground power units, air start units, high-lift platforms and 作台及升降平台、空調車、飲用水車及污水車等，這些
cherry pickers, air conditioning units, potable water trucks,
lavatory servicing trucks, etc. which sufficiently explains 重要任務都必須在緊湊的時間內迅速完成，足見機坪設
their enormous work within the limited turnaround time. 備服務部對航班正常運轉有著關鍵作用。

Colleague refills potable water for aircraft before aircraft takes off GSE Department provides cherry picker for other departments for high work
同事為準備出港航機加注飲用水 機坪設備服務部為其他部門提供升降平台進行高空工作

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