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nature“.
After the rivalry between airlines has been noticeably increasing for several years now – driven primarily by the market entry of new players as well as the development of new and innovative business models – and after the
competition among ground handling companies recently has also grown considerably – primarily due to pressure from the European Commission – things are now starting to move in yet another segment of the air traffic value chain:
“We are absolutely convinced“, Dr. Baur says, “that there is a growing need for high quality, innovative and yet appropriately priced tow tractors at airports in view of the changed market situation“. VOLK is
excellently prepared for these requirements and will therefore continue to actively push competition in this product segment.
This is also underscored by the latest order. Because the decision in favor of VOLK is a new course for
the Cologne/ Bonn Airport, the award of the contract was preceded by an intensive comparison of products of various suppliers. Thanks to the comparably favorable cost price and particularly due to the exceptionally low life cycle costs of
its hybrid tow tractors, VOLK won the bid. What’s more, the innovative VOLK POWER PACK® concept enables the performance of maintenance and repair jobs to a large extent without reducing the operating times of the vehicle. Thus
it is possible to minimize costly downtimes and take pressure off the workshop staff by using existing capacities more flexibly. These benefits during operational use are supplemented by the advantage that VOLK Hybrid Tow Tractors can be
converted easily into pure electric tow tractors due to their modular design. This provides additional scope if the application profile changes in the future and also makes it easier to re-sell the vehicles in the used equipment market
later.
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