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Ground Handling App Expands Coverage to Europe
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: Six months after it was launched to provide insight for ground handling in South and Central America, MyHandler App is expanding to cover Europe as well.
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MyHandler App, a mobile device application launched in July and developed to connect general aviation pilots to reputable FBOs, will expand its coverage beyond its original Central and South America regions to Europe. In the half a year of its existence, the application has grown to cover more than 140 airports across the region with over 100 participating FBOs and ground handlers.

“The app has proven a great hit across all sectors of general aviation, especially with air ambulance operators, aircraft ferry services, private pilots, business aviation flight departments, charter operators, non-government organization flights, and even military users,” noted company co-founder Lourdes Martinez Waldner. She added that due to demand from customers and ground service providers in Europe, the service is now going to encompass that area as well starting this month.

The application is free for customers to use, and FBOs only pay a fee for confirmed flights booked through the system, which allows pilots to easily arrange ground services such as fuel, catering, and hangarage.

“As a corporate jet pilot I was continually finding choosing a suitable FBO difficult and taking too much time to set up our handling requests,” co-founder Agustin Martinez Waldner, adding pilots can rate the services provided by the FBO and give feedback through the application to help improve service delivery.