20 June, 2018: Goldhofer, the Memmingen-based world market leader for heavy haul and specialised transport vehicles has developed a solution with the flexibility to adapt to the various situations and infrastructures of airports globally. The ARTS 1 aircraft recovery system is being introduced at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in the Chinese province of Guangdong. ARTS 1 offers speedy recovery of the aircraft without any secondary damage and can be employed also in daily airport logistics.
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is the main hub for China Southern Airlines, the biggest airline in Asia. Since 2010 the airport has been investing in a major expansion project, and the number of passengers handled increased from 30 million in 2010 to over 80 million in 2018.