New aircraft refuel system from 2013

Kolkata: In June 2009, a Singapore Airlines plane nearly caught fire when a tanker that was refuelling it went ablaze. For the 268 passengers on board, it was a close shave.
A year from now, a new refuelling system will be in place at Kolkata airport, eliminating the need for using oil tankers, thereby making the operation safe for passengers and airlines. Though IOC has a hydrant system at present, other oil companies do not source fuel from it and use their own tankers.
"Kolkata airport will have a common user terminal where all oil companies will feed their orders. Indian Oil Corporation will operate the terminal and also lay a network of underground pipelines to install fuel hydrants next to parking bays. Once ready, fuel tankers will be done away with. Trucks with booster equipment will be used to pump fuel from underground pipes to the aircraft," said Kolkata airport director B P Sharma.
19/08/12 Subhro Niyogi/Times of India

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