Air bp’s innovative safe2go fuel data platform, formerly known as Airfield Automation, has been rolled out at 18 airports. These latest deployments mark the first time the platform has been deployed at non-Air bp operated locations. The roll out was done through Greek into-plane service and storage company (GISSCO), which represents the largest fuel group company in Greece and refuels more than 60,000 flights to destinations worldwide per year.
The safe2g0 fuel data platform consists of several digital solutions that provide efficiencies to the refuelling process, both on the ground and at back office – one of these being the safe2go fuelling app, which has been patented by bp and which helps to significantly reduce the risk of into-plane fuelling. It works via an app on a handheld device in fuelling vehicles which consolidates data on airport fuelling operations, verifies fuelling requirements and captures an acknowledging signature from the pilot or airline representative. Aside from the enhanced safety barrier, operators benefit from faster, more comprehensive and accurate fuelling as well as data delivery.
“We are pleased to be expanding the reach of our technology and are delighted to announce GISSCO as our new customers joining the growing number of locations who are able to benefit from the solution,” said Elida Cavic, vice president aviation, South Europe, Middle East & Africa at Air bp.
Explaining that any fuel operator can use the technology as a cost-effective solution when digitising their fuelling operations, she added: “The safe20 fuel data platform and safe2go fuelling app provides both an engineering barrier to actively help prevent misfuelling and enhanced efficiency and reliability in refuelling operations.”
In October, Air bp surpassed its 630,000th overwing fuelling through its safe2go fuelling app misfuel prevention technology. The safe2go fuel data platform was first rolled out in 2018 and has now been deployed at more than 592 locations in 44 countries around the world.
Yannis Bitounis, General Manager, GISSCO highlighted that the challenging but successful deployment of the platform across its 18 hubs took less than six months. He explained that “having reviewed the options available, that enabled airline and fuel supplier integration, optimising operations and value proposition as well as actively preventing misfuelling, we chose Air bp’s safe2go fuel data platform. We are delighted with its performance so far in terms of enhancing safety and reliability in refuelling operations.”
