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Ground support community mourns loss of industry veteran Bob Wright

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Ground support community mourns loss of industry veteran Bob Wright
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Josh Smith Editor | AviationPros

The staff at Ground Support Worldwide is saddened to learn of Bob Wright’s passing. Bob worked in the ground support equipment (GSE) maintenance field for more than 30 years. He was a founding member of Alliance Ground International (AGI), where he served as director of maintenance and vice president of maintenance.

Bob was recognized as Ground Support Worldwide’s Team Leader of the Year in 2017. In that profile, he received well-deserved praise from his colleagues.

“Normally, we face imposing leaders and natural leaders. I think Bob is a natural leader,” said Elias Hane, account manager at Cargo Force. “You don’t need to know he’s the director of maintenance or the one managing the situation. He leads, and people follow him and get involved with him.”

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Everyone at Ground Support Worldwide would like to express their condolences to Bob’s family and friends. In memory of Bob, we would like to share an excerpt from his profile, which originally ran in the May 2017 issue of Ground Support Worldwide.

When Bob Wright entered the workforce, the aviation industry wasn’t exactly in his mind as his ideal career. But deep down, it was probably in his heart. After all, Wright came from an aviation family; his father retired from the FAA and his grandfather operated flight schools after his time in the Air Force.

While his own foray into aviation was more happenstance, Wright developed a passion for his vocation while learning the ins and outs of all things ground support.

With three decades of experience and industry knowledge, he served as director of maintenance for Alliance Ground International (AGI) and Cargo Force, managing overall maintenance operations for both companies. He oversaw 100 mechanics across 20 locations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.

“He understands how people operate equipment, how they abuse equipment and how to repair the equipment,” says Tony Romeo, chairman and CEO at AGI and Cargo Force who also owns Charter America, a GSE leasing company that offers a full line of all types of GSE. “You don’t find that too many times. You either find a mechanic or you find a manager."

“Bob has all those talents,” he adds. “He’s a valued asset to the company and he’s very loyal.”

Read the entire 2017 Team Leader of the Year article here.

Josh Smith joined Ground Support Worldwide as editor in 2016. He oversees production of the print magazine which publishes eight times per year, creates GSW's newsletters on a daily basis, and helps update the latest news on AviationPros.com. He began his journalism career in 2008 building his experience in multiple capacities for various newspapers and trade publications.

Please contact Josh with news, press releases, and product information pertaining to Ground Support Equipment (GSE), Ground Handling, and other Aviation topics by emailing him at [email protected].

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